Links of Interest
What we read this week.
Criminal Justice Court Reform:
- Governor Quinn has abandoned plans to merge the Juvenile Department of Corrections with the Department of Child and Family Services.
Judicial Elections and Election Reform:
- The Brennan Center examines public funding of campaigns in light of the First Amendment.
Immigration Court Reform
- SCOTUSblog argues in favor of Arizona’s SB 1070 “as a good faith effort by a state seeking to impose law and order in a crisis situation.”
- Reason Magazine’s latest issue offers a thorough takedown of the immigration court and enforcement system. Chicago Appleseed has written extensively about this topic.