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Advocates petition Cook County chief judge to bar courthouse arrests without warrants

Court advocates say when armed federal agents show up at county courthouses, they create an atmosphere that affects undocumented immigrants and everyone who works there.

FOX32 Chicago

Legal advocates want judge to stop some ICE arrests in or near Cook County courthouses

Legal advocates on Wednesday were set to submit a petition seeking to stop U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making civil arrests at and around Cook County courthouses.

CBS News

Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Called on to End Unwarranted Court Arrests

The Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender and 13 criminal and civil legal aid and social services organizations, including nine specializing in serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence, formally petitioned the court today. Chicago, IL – Today, the MacArthur Justice Center, on behalf of 13 legal services organizations in Cook County, including...

Appeals court reinstates pipeline protester’s excessive force lawsuit

KAXE

8th Circuit revives pipeline protester’s excessive force lawsuit

Minnesota Lawyer

Justices Urged To Narrow Liability Defense In GEO Wage Row

Law360

Federal court rules Minnesota sheriff not immune to excessive force claim

INFORUM

The MacArthur Justice Center Denounces the Trump Administration’s Plan to Militarize Chicago

In response to President Trump’s plan to militarize Chicago by senselessly deploying federal agents into the city, the MacArthur Justice Center firmly denounces this abuse of power and warns of the lingering harm to immigrant communities and communities of color as a result. Increasing police and military presence invites a violation of safety and...

A Woman With HIV Spent Six Years in Solitary. She Sued and Missouri Will Change Its Policy.

The Marshall Project

Settlement in Landmark Solitary Confinement and HIV Discrimination Case Against Missouri Department of Corrections

Jefferson City, MO —Today, Lambda Legal, the MacArthur Justice Center, and law firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon announced a settlement in Monroe, Administratrix of the Estate of Honesty Bishop v. Foley, et. al., a federal lawsuit alleging that a discriminatory Missouri Department of Corrections’ (“MODOC”) policy resulted in the prolonged use of solitary confinement against...