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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...

Keynote: Dr. Traci Burch (Virtual Pro Bono Spotlight)

Virtual Pro Bono Spotlight Event - Keynote: Dr. Traci Burch Wednesday, May 19, 2021 (12-1:30 PM) – Keynote Presentation Traci Burch, PhD, Associate Professor, Northwestern University Department of Political Science & Research Professor, American Bar Foundation Click here to...

Criminal Justice Panel (Virtual Pro Bono Spotlight)

Virtual Pro Bono Spotlight Event - Criminal Justice Panel Wednesday, May 12, 2021 (12-1:30 PM) – Criminal Justice Panel Panelists: Sarah Staudt, Collaboration for Justice of Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts & Chicago Council of Lawyers; Cathryn Crawford, Lawndale Christian...

Chicago Council of Lawyers: Statement Condemning the Conduct of Chicago’s Police during Protests

Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawyers are in a collaboration for justice, dedicated to improving accountability, accessibility, and equity in the courts of Cook County and Illinois. We stand with the Council in solidarity with those on the front lines in defense of Black lives:...

Report on the Impact of Court Fines, Fees and Costs

The Collaboration for Justice—the joint social justice effort of Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Chicago Council of Lawyers—has released a report on the impact and legality of court fines, fees and costs. The report details how the recent trend of shifting court costs to low-income and in...

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