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Merit-Based Judicial Retention in Illinois: A Viable Way to Improve the Quality of the State’s Judiciary

Merit-Based Judicial Retention in Illinois: A Viable Way to Improve the Quality of the State's Judiciary In 2014, Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) proposed to amend the Illinois constitution as a means to improve the way Illinois retains its judges. Her bill (HJRCA0010) suggested...

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-...

Amicus Joined by Chicago Council of Lawyers is Successful

In August, our partner organization—the Chicago Council of Lawyers—joined an amicus brief authored by LAF in a wrongful death suit against the City of Chicago, involving a question about the Illinois Domestic Violence Act. In the trial court, the City of Chicago won a motion to dismiss a family’s w...

Chicago Council of Lawyers Releases Statement on Police Accountability Report

In April 2016, the Police Accountability Task Force issued their 190-page report: Recommendations for Reform: Restoring Trust between the Chicago Police and the Communities They Serve. The Report addresses many subjects, ranging from how to improve police-community relations to how to respond to per...

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