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 Campaign for Political Reform, Chicago Council of Lawyers, and the Union League Club of Chicago is hosting the discussion.
We have superb panelists for the forum:
Judge Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York
Adam Skaggs, Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice
Bert Brandenburg, Executive Director, Justice at Stake
Cynthia Gray, Director, American Judicature Society Center for Judicial Ethics Peter Bennett, Chair, ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence
With opening remarks from ABA President-‐Elect Laurel G. Bellows.
Check back soon for updates!
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
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
May 23, 2012
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Union League Club
65 W. Jackson Blvd
Chicago
Speakers include:
Judge Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York
Adam Skaggs, Brennan Center for Justice
Bert Brandenburg, Executive Director, Justice at Stake
Cynthia Gray, Director, American Judicature Society Center for Judicial Ethics
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1.5 hours of MCLE credit will be provided to attendees.
Program is FREE, but you must RSVP to Chicago Appleseed at: caffj@chicagoappleseed.org
Fax: 312-397-1338
For more information, please contact Malcolm Rich at:
malcolmrich@chicagoappleseed.org or 312-988-6552.
Forum on Police Accountability
The Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed, in conjunction with the American Constitution Society (Chicago chapter), are pleased to announce the upcoming “Forum on Police Accountability.”
DATE: Monday June 28, 2010
TIME: 12-1:30pm
PLACE: Sidley Austin LLP, 1 South Dearborn, Chicago
Speakers:
Ilana B.R. Rosenzweig, Chief Administrator of the Chicago Independent Police Review Authority
Peter Brust, Deputy Superintendent, Chicago Police Department
MCLE credit will be provided by Sidley Austin LLP. Attendees are welcome to bring their own sack lunch.
Please RSVP here by Thursday, June 24.
Transforming Immigration Court–Upcoming MCLE Forum
The Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed are pleased to present our upcoming MCLE forum Transforming Immigration Court.
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Time: 12:00 to 2:00pm
Location: Chicago-Kent College of Law, Auditorium, 565 W. Adams, Chicago Illinois 60661.
Speakers:
James F. Rogers, Latham & Watkins
Hon. Dana Marks, President, National Association of Immigration Judges
Mary Meg McCarthy, Director, National Immigrant Justice Center, Heartland Alliance
Lisa J. Palumbo, Supervisory Attorney of the Immigration Project, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Tanya Nair, Latham & Watkins
Moderator:
Daniel Glad, Latham & Watkins. Mr. Glad is a principal author of Assembly Line Injustice, a comprehensive examination of the immigration court system produced by Appleseed, Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, and their pro bono partners, Latham & Watkins LLP, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
The forum is free, but all attendees must RSVP by October 26, 2009 to Andrew Halterman (andrewhalterman@chicagocouncil.org or 312-988- 6614). Two hours of MCLE credit will be provided and lunch will be available.
For more information about our Immigration Court Reform project, click here.
Representing and Treating the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Courts
The Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed, in partnership with Chicago-Kent College of Law, are pleased to present our upcoming MCLE forum Representing and Treating the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Courts.
Date: Monday, March 2, 2009
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Location: Chicago-Kent College of Law Auditorium, 565 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60661
Speakers:
Amy Campanelli, Acting Chief, Cook County Public Defender Bridgeview Courthouse
Jason Grebasch, Jail Linkage Team Leader at Thresholds
Mark Heyrman, Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Chicago’s Mandel Clinic
Mark Kammerer, Director, Treatment Programs Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
The forum is free, but we ask that attendees RSVP to ccl@chicagocouncil.org.
Attendees will earn 2 hours of MCLE credit.
