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March 2003 Archives

U.S. Olympian, Others Charge Illegal Detention and Search by Chicago Police
March 27, 2003

For Immediate Release March 24, 2003 CHICAGO - A member of the 2002 United States Winter Olympic Team was illegally stopped, detained and searched by the Chicago Police Department, according to a complaint filed in Chicago federal district court today.... read more »



Civil Rights Groups Ask Court to Maintain Desegregation Agreement for Chicago Public Schools
March 21, 2003

For Immediate Release March 21, 2003 CHICAGO - A voluntary agreement, supervised by a federal court judge for more than two decades, designed to combat historic racial segregation in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has made a critical difference in the... read more »



Coalition Mobilizes Lawyers to Offer Legal Advice to Iraqis Targeted for FBI Interviews
March 18, 2003

For Immediate Release March 18, 2003 CHICAGO - A coalition of Chicago-area legal organizations moved quickly today to open a telephone hotline and to mobilize volunteer lawyers who will offer free legal services for Iraqis and Iraqi-Americans designated for surveillance... read more »


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