Cook County Public Defenders Blog
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Recent Posts from Cook County Public Defenders Blog
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HAPPY TRAILS, WOODY
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Golf Outing Foursomes Available
George Grzeca still has several foursomes available for the local’s golf outing scheduled for JULY 24, 2008. Please call him at 26th Street (x5072) as soon as possible before all the spots are gone.
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The Right to Bear Handguns in Your Home For Self-Defense
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 Scalia opinion invalidated the hangun ban and trigger lock requirement enacted in Washington D.C. Read the case by clicking this. Then discuss.
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He might be unfit, but he’s your client, counsel.
MORE WORK FOR US The Supreme Court of the United States just made more work for us by deciding on 6/19/08, in Indiana v Edwards, 2008 U.S. LEXIS 5031, that a defendant may be fit for…
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Negotiation Survey
By now, all members should have received a one page union negotiation survey that allows you to prioritize issues and provide insight into any issues that the membership feel are important. Please complete the survey soon and send…
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The Checks Are In
We received our retro checks today and we will continue to pursue the interest on the delay. We have been told that our pay increase that is effective after the first full pay period after…
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Batter Up!
Brother Kevin Ochalla has organized our union sponsored softball team again this year. The first game is at 7:00 pm on Thursday, 6/12/08 at Welles Park (Montrose and Western). Our team is Time Considered Served …
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5 Years and Counting
On June 12th, the members of UNITE HERE, Local 1 will be rallying in front of the Congress Hotel to mark the 5th year that they have been on strike. Yes, 5 years of…
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Florida PD Action on Huge Caseloads
Read here about the caseload problems for Miami public defenders and their plan to stop accepting appointment on new cases: http://www.miamiherald.com/519/story/555857.html.
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75 % Time for Class X Drug Cases
Many prosecutors and judges seem to think that Public Act 095-0134 aka 730 ILCS 5/3-6-3(v), effective 8/13/07, requires that a defendant serve 75% time for Class X Drug cases. Not So!!! A careful reading of…