Community Legal System Archives - Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts

Who Polices the Police? Support for the Community’s Proposal for Oversight of the Chicago Police Department

Where are we now? Police misconduct and violence, and the resulting mistrust by many citizens, particularly in Black and Latinx communities, has been an ongoing issue in Chicago and nationally. Chicago has made various attempts at police oversight since the 1970...

Statement in Solidarity with Our Neighbors Demanding Justice for Adam Toledo

Published: April 16, 2021 On March 29, 2021, 13-year-old Adam Toledo was shot and killed by a Chicago Police Department (CPD) 10th District Tactical Officer. There is no justification for the death of a child -- no “Justice for Adam” -- especially at the hands of the state, but yesterday’s re...

Civilian Oversight of the Chicago Police is Long Overdue. City Council Must Pass the “Empowering Communities for Public Safety” Ordinance Now.

Published: April 7, 2021 Chicago’s history of racist, oppressive, and violent policing is well-documented. Residents of Chicago pay more to victims of police brutality per capita than any other city in the U.S. -- taxpayers are estimated to pay about $100 million per year in claims and “tens...

Police Perjury – “Testilying” – Perpetuates Institutional Racism, Violence, and Corruption

Published: November 9, 2020 This information is based on research by Chicago Appleseed Intern Cinque Carson - visit our Community Resources page to download an informational presentation and access a one-pager on "testilying." "Testilying" (a euphemism for police perjury) is a widespread i...

“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-...

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