Only .2% of People of Any Age Held in Chicago Police Stations in 2013 had the Chance to Meet With a Lawyer
From First Defense Legal Aid Only .2% of people of any age held in Chicago police stations in 2013 had...
Legal Matters
Discrimination Lawsuit in MD Against Minority Corporate Executive
Lawsuit in Montgomery County, Maryland involving joint venture of J.P. Morgan and First Data Corporation seek to address discrimination, wrongful...
Madigan: Two Arrests in Child Pornography Operation
CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges today against two men on multiple counts of possessing, reproducing...
Five Year Prison Sentence for Unemployment Fraud
Restitution of $234,000 Ordered After IDES Investigation CHICAGO, IL - A Blue Island man was sentenced to five years in...
Former Teacher and Coach Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Female Student
A former south suburban school teacher and coach has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing...
Disenfranchisement News: Civil Rights Commission Reports CAll for Reform
Disenfranchisement News From The Sentencing Project Tennessee and Florida are two of eleven states that restrict people with felony convictions...
After Burge, what changed?
One group seeks to provide free defense attorneys in Chicago police stations to prevent torture once and for all First...
Cook County Businessman Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud
CHICAGO, IL – Judge Clayton Crane of the Circuit Court of Cook County sentenced Mohammad Aburish, to a term of...
Chicago Building Owner Charged With Criminal Contempt in Connection With 2012 Fatal Fire
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed a rare criminal contempt of court legal action against a Chicago building...
Robert Clifford Named Class Counsel in Defective Pella Window Federal Class Action Lawsuit
Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was named the new class counsel in a federal...
