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Call to Action: Help End Driver’s License Suspensions for Nonmoving Violations by Supporting the License to Work Act (SB 1786)

Help End Driver’s License Suspensions for Nonmoving Violations by Supporting the License to Work Act (SB 1786) Elizabeth Monkus is a Staff Attorney and the Development and Program Manager for Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice. If you have questions about the License to Work Act, you can email her...

“Suum Cuique or why You, Lawyer, Should Not be Silent,” an Essay on Justice by David I. Schrodt

Suum Cuique or why You, Lawyer, Should Not be Silent Our electronic world is frequently disorienting. Indeed, it can sometimes be worse than disorienting. We can be in our safest place and receive words written or spoken by those with power that express or strongly infer that not all law-...

Save the Date, October 16th

Save the Date! October 16, 2015 Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawyers will host their annual luncheon on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Maggiano’s Banquets on Grand Avenue. The reception begins at 11:30, with the lunch program beginning at 12:00. This year, we are honoring the success...

Law Professor Dan Coyne Named Independent Reviewer of Burge Torture Claims

On May 6, the Chicago City Council, after years of pressure by community organizations, passed the Budget Reparations Ordinance, a $5.5 million fund to make financial amends to black Chicagoans systematically tortured by former Chicago Police Commander John Burge and his officers between 1972 and 19...

Emanuel’s Push To Decriminalize Marijuana Possession and Downgrade Possession of Other Substances Is Great For Diverting Drug Addicts, Saving Taxpayer Resources

On Tuesday, September 23rd, Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to call on state lawmakers to decriminalize marijuana possession statewide and to reduce the penalty to a misdemeanor for those caught with 1 gram or less of any controlled substance. "It is time to put our sentencing policies in line with our v...

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