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Injustice Watch
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A Chicago-based nonprofit journalism organization examining issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system.
COOK COUNTY: It’s October 6 and that means our judicial voting guide is live! You’ve been patient and we’ve been trying our best to make this the most comprehensive voting guide available. Click the link below to #CheckYourJudges. injusticewatch.org/interactives/j…- Odd that "Project Veritas" spends its time trying to deceive reporters. Umm, Veritas means truth, people. And good journalists spend their time trying to find truth, to help democracy. Not degrade it.
- Rules are one thing. Practice is another.Like Cook County, Maryland recently adopted a court rule saying that not having money for bail shouldn't mean someone is jailed. But like here, that's exactly what is still happening. Read this important op-ed by @UMDLaw students & fight to #EndMoneyBail: baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/o…
- BREAKING: An Illinois appeals court upheld a decision to sentence a man to 10 years in prison for stealing $33 worth of underwear from a Family Dollar store.
- “[Hampton] consistently asked them to stop, but her requests were met with laughter.”
- Cook County Board blocked from laying off Circuit Court employees; cuts would have risked safety, threatened constitutional rights of minors, judge finds. injusticewatch.org/news/2017/judg…
- The lawsuit contends that corrections officers told the woman: "This is what happens when you f— with our staff."
- The reluctant witness testified at a September hearing that Morehead had told his attorney “if he got in the prosecutor’s way, she would get in his way on his case.” injusticewatch.org/news/2017/pros…
- COOK COUNTY: Our judicial election guide for the Nov. 8 general election is here! There are 61 judges running for retention and we’ve spent months researching them all. Use our guide to #CheckYourJudges and help us spread the word!
- Jill Rose Quinn will become the first transgender judge in Illinois. With 82% of precincts reporting, she is ahead by more than 100,000 votes.
- IT’S HERE! ⚖️ Judges' decisions have a huge impact on people’s lives. But for many voters, these names on the ballot are the most obscure. That’s why we created a nonpartisan judicial election guide for Cook County. #CheckYourJudges
- COOK COUNTY: It’s time to #CheckYourJudges! Our judicial election guide for the June 28 primary elections is here! Learn about all 75 judicial candidates on your ballot. And help us spread the word!
- October 6! #CheckYourJudges October 6! #CheckYourJudges October 6! #CheckYourJudges Our judicial voting guide is slated for an Oct. 6 release. Sign up for our newsletter to have updated coverage on Cook County judges and be the first to view our guide:
