“Services Not Jail”

In a recent column, Rev. Alexander Sharp, who is Executive Director Emeritus for Protestants for the Common Good, calls for a "New Paradigm" for drug policy. The paradigm prioritizes treating the underlying cause of crime--e.g., poverty, homelessness, addiction, or abuse--over jailing the individual...

Links of Interest, November 12-16, 2012

Immigration Reform The American Constitution Society has released an issue brief on state and local efforts to create and enforcement immigration law. The Southern Poverty Law Center was granted access to immigrant detention records in Louisiana, as it seeks to determine whether state and local...

Chicago Appleseed Featured by Pro Bono Institute

The Pro Bono Institute has featured our latest federal immigration court project involving Chicago Appleseed and Appleseed, along with tremendous pro bono assistance from Latham & Watkins LLP and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. An excerpt from the article: Collaborating across firms, di...

Links of Interest, November 5-9, 2012

Elections and Judicial Performance Here’s a round-up of stories criticizing outcomes in the judicial retention elections: The Chicago Tribune, Suburban Cook County Clerk of the Court David Orr at the Huffington Post, the Sun-Times and the ABA Journal. Rates of "yes" votes in Suburban Cook County...

Close Call for Cook County Judges Found Not Qualified by Most Evaluators

Cook County voted to retain all of nearly 60 judges up for retention yesterday. However, the four judges found Not Qualified by a majority of bar associations received around a 63% "yes" vote while most other judges received well over 70%. To be retained, a judge must receive at least a 60% "yes" fr...