Cook County Public Defenders Blog
This blawg covers the latest news involving the Cook County Public Defenders Association. Members can view timely union news, contact numbers for union officials, and access download-ready forms..
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Recent Posts from Cook County Public Defenders Blog
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Happy LGBT Month
Earlier this month, we saw new evidence that our country has entered a real era of change whenPresident Barack Obama issued a proclamationcalling on all Americans to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride…
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Confusion over Mileage Reimbursements
Recently, many of our members have come to believe that they will no longer receive reimbursements from the county for travel as in the past. We have clarified this issue with the office’s Chief Labor…
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AFSCME Urges Senate to Confirm Sotomayor
Washington D.C. — The International Executive Board of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) unanimously declared its support for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, and…
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Retardation and Miranda
Despite conflicting expert opinions on the issue of defendant’s ability to understand and waive her Miranda rights that the trial court resolved in favor of the State, our Appellate Court supresses defendant’s videotape statement and remands for a…
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It’s My Money and I Want It Now!
1%: It’s my money and I want it now! Yes, we won the arbitration. No, the County is not appealing the ruling of the arbitrator. But when are we going to see the money? …
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Unofficial Election Results
Here are the unofficial results from our Local election held on May 5, 2009: Executive - at- Large (3) Bruce Mosbacher 214 Monique Patterson 198 Joe Gump 183 Tom Stovall 150 Richard Porter 81 Trustee…
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Election Results Anticipated SOON
Sisters and Brothers: A number of you have contacted various local officers asking about election results. Please be patient, our diligent and meticulous election chair, Christa Petty, is conscientiously attempting to gather and tabulate the…
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1 Case of Swine Flu Confirmed at CCDOC
It was reported on May 6, 2009 in the Chicago Sun Times that an inmate in Division 5 was being treated for a confirmed case of the swine flu. More information regarding the H1N1 (Swine Flu) is…
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Motion to Withdraw on Cole Denied
Judge Murphy denied the motion to withdraw from the Tony Cole VOOP case. Read the Sun Times article.
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Megan Tomlinson Named 22nd Recipient of Jack Carey Scholarship
Megan Tomlinson, a second year law student at Loyola University Chicago School of Law was selected as the winner of the Summer 2009 Jack Carey Memorial Scholarship. She is the 22nd winner of the scholarship…