Our office was proud to join Craig Futterman (Mandel Legal Aid Clinic at University of Chicago) & his students who developed & filed an amicus brief to the IL Supreme Court in June, advocating for transparent, public proceedings for officers accused of serious misconduct.
![A graphic with a photo showing a woman being interviewed by a newscaster with a camera set up and cameraman on the left side of the image. Title text that reads, “The Top Cop: Public defenders say ISP trooper copied, pasted findings in arrest reports over years” and then a quote from Assistant Public Defender Andrew Segal that reads, “As his DUI totals went up, year after year after year, so did his salary. [Troopers] make overtime pay for just showing up at court. So even if they show up at court, they testify and the case is garbage and they lose, the trooper still gets paid.” At the bottom of the graphic is a link to read the full story at cookcountypublicdefender.org/links.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ttxzlnsjj3y2tmyy6ts22n2s/bafkreigo6lv4kx6t4c2j5tqr2uh375id3zrdoxogc4xmxpnwhlww5y5uni)
