Posts by Dani Hunter
An Update on COVID-19, From Our Executive Director
An update on Legal Council for Health Justice’s response to the spread of COVID-19.
Read MoreBREAKING: SCOTUS Allows for Anti-Immigrant Wealth Test to Proceed in Illinois
Supreme Court allows for public charge rule to advance in Illinois, threatening the health and well-being of immigrant families.
Read MoreSupreme Court Allows Anti-Immigrant Public Charge Wealth Test, Rule Still Blocked in Illinois
The Supreme Court allows for implementation of the public charge nationwide, except for in Illinois.
Read MoreBuilding Better and Healthier Communities: Chancelor’s Story
This story was originally published in Legal Council’s 2019 Annual Report. In 1991, Chancelor Cunningham woke up and couldn’t breathe. Initially, a doctor misdiagnosed him with bronchitis. Later, when things weren’t improving, a new doctor changed the diagnosis to pneumonia and admitted him to a hospital in Bronzeville for an extended stay. “They told me I…
Read MoreFinding Hope and Stability in Chicago
This story was originally published in Legal Council’s 2019 Annual Report. Near the Dan Ryan Expressway, Chicagoans who are homeless have built a community of understanding and of survival. In 2018, our advocates started visiting a popular homeless encampment off the Dan Ryan Expressway, commonly referred to as “Ruble” among residents. Ruble is a place…
Read MoreLegal Council Condemns Fifth Circuit Court’s Decision in Health Care Repeal Lawsuit
December 19, 2019 CONTACT: Dani Hunter, dhunter@legalcouncil.org Legal Council Strongly Condemns Fifth Circuit Court’s Decision in Health Care Repeal Lawsuit Legal Council for Health Justice denounces the decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas vs. US, which risks the health and well-being of millions of lives. This poorly reasoned ruling threatens the…
Read MoreLegal Team Secures Court Decision Protecting Immigrant Families in Illinois
Legal Council and co-counsels won a motion granting a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump Administration’s cruel public charge rule from taking effect today.
Read MoreLegal Council Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
Legal Council joins Cook County in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for its public charge rule threatening immigrant families.
Read MoreChicago Public Schools advocacy pays off
Chicago Public Schools makes changes, following advocacy of Legal Council.
Read MoreNon-discrimination rule threatens civil rights protections for patients
Patients deserve to get the medical care they need, without discrimination. Full stop.
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