Blog Archive : March 2012

The 7th Circuit adopts the arguments made by a member firm in an amicus brief filed on behalf of five Spanish-speaking organizations. The court agreed that the Chicago Board of Elections must provide instructional materials in Spanish at the polling places in predominantly Latino wards.

Three years after the Committee brought suit alleging racial and ethnic employment discrimination by the Chicago Police Department, Judge Prentice Marshall finds intentional discrimination, permanently enjoins the Chicago Police Department from hiring and promoting employees from the challenged officers' and sergeants' eligibility lists, and imposes hiring quotas for Blacks, Latinos, an...

Article: The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin March 20, 2012 ByBethany Krajelis — bkrajelis@lbpc.com Law Bulletin staff writer Twitter: @bethanykrajelis As voters cast their ballots in today's primary election, several dozen attorneys across the state spent their day close to a phone and ready to listen. Attorneys from the offices of the U.S. attorney, a...

On Tuesday May 26 at 4:00 Magistrate Judge Denlow and Presiding Magistrate Judge Schenkier will train volunteer lawyers to advocate for a pro se party in a federal court settlement conference. The training will be held in the Ceremonial Courtroom (Room 2525) in the Dirksen Federal Courthouse building, at 219 S. Dearborn. CLE credit will be offered, and Trial Bar credit will be provided to volun...

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TLP Staff Attorney Angie Hall was identified as an emerging political leader in Chicago because of the tremendous amount of time, energy and vision she has contributed towards improving her community and the quality of life for residents there. She was nominated to participate in the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Civic Leade...

On March 9, 2012, Andrea Ott joined the staff of The Law Project of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. She will serve as The Law Project's Outreach Coordinator.