by CBF | Jan 17, 2019 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice
January 17, 2019 Courts are, by design, backward-looking institutions. Lawyers and judges rely on case law from bygone decades. Clerks hand out paper forms sprinkled with ancient Latin phrases. The black robes, the gavels, and the rituals are steeped in history and...
by CBF | Dec 26, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice
December 26, 2018 Over the course of our 70-year history, one of the CBF’s hallmarks has become community leadership in times of crisis and emerging issues for access to justice. The great recession of 2008, and the swelling numbers of homeowners facing...
by CBF | Dec 4, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice, Our Blog
December 4, 2018 Often, when a person goes to court without a lawyer, the first person they interact with will be a court clerk. Clerks often serve as the gatekeepers of the court, playing a pivotal role any time a litigant tries to file a document, request a court...
by CBF | Nov 30, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice, Our Blog
November 30, 2018 Granted, that is not as catchy as the Beatles’ lyrics in Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. But in access to justice circles, it was a pretty big deal. It was June 13, 2012, to be exact, when the Illinois Supreme Court entered the...
by CBF | Nov 8, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice, Our Blog
November 18, 2018 To the say that the legal system looks daunting to someone who is not trained in the law and is often facing a serious legal issue when they arrive at the courthouse would be a vast understatement. And that is even more true at the Daley Center,...
