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CAIR-Chicago at CBA/CBF Pro Bono & Community Service Fair
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator attended the Chicago Bar Association and Chicago Bar Foundation Pro Bono Fair.
Citizenship Delay Status Hearing
CAIR-Chicago's attorney Heena Musabji attended a status hearing for a citizenship delay case at the Dirksen Federal Building.
CAIR-Chicago Rejects Settlement Offer
CAIR-Chicago's attorney Rima Kapitan attended a status hearing on behalf of a Muslim man seeking to correct a clerical error through a "nunc pro tunc" order.
Citizenship Delay Status Hearing on an Individual Case
CAIR-Chicago’s Attorney Heena Musabji attended a status hearing for an individual Citizenship Delay Complaint Case.
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Attends Chicago Bar Foundation Legal Aid Committee Meeting
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham attended the Chicago Bar Foundation's Legal Aid Committee Meeting.
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Attends Citizenship Delay Class Action Status Hearing
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Heena Musabji attended the third status hearing at the Dirksen Federal Building for the pending Citizenship Delay class action suit
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Conducts Initial Meeting with Opposing Party in Employment Discrimination Case
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Rima Kapitan met with the opposing party regarding a case of employment discrimination.
Two Citizenship Delay Class Action Plaintiffs Sworn-in as U.S. Citizens
One hundred and forty three people from 42 different countries packed the courtroom in the federal building and became citizens of the United States of America.
Village Meeting Passes Recommendation on Eliminating Discriminatory Parking Ban
Lombard Community members came to an agreement that the current parking ban unfairly targets Muslims and should be reformed.
U.S. District Court Congratulates CAIR-Chicago
CAIR-Chicago’s Attorney Heena Musabji received a notice from the U.S. District Court Office congratulating one of our Plaintiffs on recently becoming a U.S. Citizen.
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Attends Subpoena Hearing
CAIR-Chicago’s Attorney Rima Kapitan attended a hearing in Circuit Court concerning a subpoena asking for irrelevant information in a case regarding Academic Freedom.
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Represents Muslim in Case Against Chicago Police
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Rima Kapitan represented a man in court appealing citations he received that resulted in the suspension of his chauffeur's license.
Another Citizenship Delay Case Resolved
Another Muslim man was sworn in after having experienced almost a two and half year delay in obtaining his citizenship.
Civil Rights Intern Meets with National Lawyers Guild Representative
CAIR-Chicago's Civil Rights Intern Samina Sulemanjee met with Ryann Zalewski, an Executive Board Member of the National Lawyers Guild Chicago chapter (NLG), to discuss the planning of a speaker-panel event in November.
CAIR-Chicago Continues to Support the Rights of Hotel Workers Negotiations with the Hilton
CAIR-Chicago joined the "Hotel Workers Rising" Campaign earlier on this month. In addition to this campaign, our Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar has been in negotiations with a local Hilton Hotel concerning a complaint of discrimination received from a Muslim employee.
CAIR-Chicago Citizenship Delay Client Takes Oath
On August 29th, 2006, one of the first complainants of CAIR-Chicago's Citizenship Delay Project took the oath of allegiance to the United States of America, finally becoming a U.S. citizen after waiting for over two years after taking his citizenship examination. The man's application, alongside countless other Muslims, had been pending security and background checks.
CAIR-Chicago Conducts Outreach Session at DIC’s Sunday Brunch
CAIR-Chicago’s Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar, Law Clerk Azam Khan, and Civil Rights Intern Samina Sulemanjee conducted an outreach presentation at the Downtown Islamic Center (DIC) at their monthly Sunday Brunch.
CAIR-Chicago Meets with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham, and Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed had a meeting on Thursday, August 10, 2006 with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky at her Evanston office.