2018 Charles Barnhill, Jr. Fellowship
Ryan Miller joins MBG’s Madison Office
Law
Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Program
Jeffrey I. Cummings serves as a panelist with U.S. District Court Judges for the Northern District of Illinois, the Chair of the MIDP Judicial Advisory Committee, and various local attorneys to discuss and evaluate the progress of the pilot program.
Court Grants Plaintiffs’ Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
GPC denied Motion for Summary Judgment on its prescriptive easement defense.
Settlement in Jacksonville Fire Department Promotions Case
$4.9 million settlement drafted for 2012 federal discrimination suit over Jacksonville fire promotions
Voting Rights in Indiana
Testimony by Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights before the Indiana Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
We won’t know if bail reform is working until the public has the data
Why Voting Matters
Jeff Cummings serves as a panelist for a public forum titled, “Why Voting Is Important in the 21st Century”.
The History of the Voting Rights Act in the Seventh Circuit
Jeffrey I. Cummings serves as a panelist for a program titled “The History of the Voting Rights Act in the Seventh Circuit” produced by the Seventh Circuit Bar Association.
MBG Assists Chicago Lawyer’s Committee on Voting Rights Project
MBG partners Jeff Cummings and Judd Miner, along with Jorge Sanchez of the Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF), assisted the Voting Rights Project to achieve a new redistricting plan for south suburban Chicago.