Judicial Recusal Forum Video & Promising Recusal Standards

By Sarah Swearer, Summer Intern with Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice On May 23, Chicago Appleseed co-sponsored a forum on judicial recusal and campaign finance reform. CAN TV just released the video of the forum, which you can find here: Protecting Fair Courts in a Citizens United World You can...
July 9, 2012

Report Release: Reimagining the Immigration Court Assembly Line

The Obama administration has made progress in improving the U.S. immigration court system, but much remains to be done, according to Reimagining the Immigration Court Assembly Line, a report by public interest justice centers Appleseed and Chicago Appleseed with pro bono counsel Akin Gump Strauss Ha...
May 31, 2012

Protecting Fair Courts in a Citizens United World — Blog

Today at 3 pm, we will begin blogging the Protecting Fair Courts forum on judicial recusal and campaign contributions disclosure. We are co-sponsoring the forum with Justice at Stake, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Judicial Independence, American Constitution Society, Illinois Campa...
May 23, 2012

From the ARDC: Loan Modification Scammers Recruiting Lawyers

The Illinois Registration & Disciplinary Commission issued this alert today with respect to fraudulent loan modification. Ethics Alert Loan Modification Scammers Recruiting Lawyers Lawyers, particularly sole and small firm practitioners, are increasingly becoming the target of loan modification...
May 10, 2012

Save the Date: 5/23/12 “Judicial Independence in a Citizens United World”

Please join us... Protecting Judicial Independence in a Citizens United World - New Ways of Looking at Judicial Recusal and Campaign Contribution Disclosure Sponsored by Justice at Stake Campaign and Co-Sponsored by Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice Chicago Council of Lawyers Illinois Campaign...
April 25, 2012
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