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Testimony to the IL Supreme Court Task Force on Court Fees: Forgive Debts, Expand Full and Partial Fee Waivers, and End Regressive Funding Mechanisms

The Illinois Supreme Court's Statutory Court Fees Task Force is holding a Public Hearing on July 13, covering the impact of the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act (CTAA) and related Supreme Court rules pertaining to court fees and costs; issues not addressed by the CTAA, including waivers in traffi...

Advocates’ Letter to Cook County Circuit Court: Seal Eviction Court Filings to Promote Fair and Accessible Justice

Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts and the Chicago Council of Lawyers have joined Access Living, Beyond Legal Aid, Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, the Chicago Urban League, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing, Lega...

Safeguarding Privacy Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors

People v. Gomez-Ramirez Case Description On June 16, oral arguments began in the Illinois appellate case of People v. Gomez-Ramirez (AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center, Bolingbrook, and Alexian Brothers-AHS Midwest Region Health Co., Contemnors-Appellants). The case, which is being heard in th...

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...

Thank you for supporting our Pro Bono Spotlight!

Every year, our Collaboration for Justice of Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts and the Chicago Council of Lawyers hosts a Pro Bono Spotlight event. This year, we featured two two virtual events to celebrate and recognize the incredible work our volunteers, staff, and community partners. If yo...