legal representation Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/legal-representation/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:06:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png legal representation Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/legal-representation/ 32 32 163009088 Denying arrestees access to lawyers a longstanding problem at the Chicago Police Department https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:40:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6138026 A lawsuit became necessary after Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to back an ordinance on the immediate right to legal counsel in police custody, a measure called for by her Police Accountability Task Force four years ago, advocates say.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/feed/ 0 6138026 Juveniles in police custody to get more legal protections in Illinois https://www.chicagoreporter.com/juveniles-in-police-custody-to-get-more-legal-protections-in-illinois/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/juveniles-in-police-custody-to-get-more-legal-protections-in-illinois/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2016 11:00:58 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=330254 New legislation would require the presence of an attorney and videotaped interrogations when minors are questioned in serious crimes.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/juveniles-in-police-custody-to-get-more-legal-protections-in-illinois/feed/ 2 330254 Police reforms should make the right to legal representation real https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-reforms-should-make-the-right-to-legal-representation-real/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-reforms-should-make-the-right-to-legal-representation-real/#respond Thu, 19 May 2016 18:47:36 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=246221 In Chicago, only a minuscule number of people access legal counsel during police interrogations. But there are ways to fix that.

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