The Cook County State’s Attorney is pushing for funding to establish an in-house forensics lab. There are several reasons this is a bad idea. The post The Results Are In: Forensic Labs Under Prosecutorial Control Are Problematic appeared first on Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts.| Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
New court-watching report shows Cook County eviction courts are far from accessible for tenants, who are overwhelming Black and Latine people without legal representation. The post NEW Court-Watching Report – Evicted in the Dark: Findings & Observations from Cook County Eviction Courts appeared first on Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts.| Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts