City Rejects No Cop Academy Offer to Drop Lawsuit In Return For Assurance To Follow The Law In The Future Christina Pillsbury 6/1/2018 3:46:00 PM No Cop Academy Coalition Files Amendment Complaint Adding Counts and Personally naming Emanuel, Austin, and Burke Read More
Community Sues to Stop Police Funding Based on Multiple Violations of Law By City Christina Pillsbury 5/24/2018 1:43:00 PM Today, SPLO filed suit on behalf of the organizations and individuals that make up the #NoCopAcademy coalition to stop tomorrow afternoon’s expected Chicago City Council vote to fund a new police facility. Read More
The Fight for Citizenship Continues for Army Vet Christina Pillsbury 3/23/2018 3:21:00 PM This morning, the corrupt government of Donald J. Trump, Jeff Sessions, and all their willing accomplices at ICE and USCIS planned and executed a moral outrage against Miguel Perez-Montes, a two tour veteran of the war who risked his life on multiple occasions to defend his country. Read More
Army Miguel Perez Granted Citizenship Interview Christina Pillsbury 3/14/2018 4:41:00 PM After 18 months of suffering in ICE custody, Army veteran Miguel Perez has a citizenship interview on Thursday March 15. Supporters are urged to write immigration officials. Read More
Update on the Condition of Army Veteran Miguel Perez Christina Pillsbury 3/2/2018 4:23:00 PM On February 28 Miguel Perez was transferred from Kenosha County Detention Center to a Kankakee facility where he is receiving more humane treatment. Shiller Preyar continues to fight for his release and citizenship. Read More
2017 HIGHLIGHTS: U.S.A. v. Perez-Montes Christina Pillsbury 1/4/2018 10:00:00 AM In 2017 U.S. Army veteran Miguel Perez-Montes made headlines and garnered widespread support in his fight against deportation. Read More
2017 HIGHLIGHTS: U.S.A. v Baggett Christina Pillsbury 1/2/2018 11:55:00 AM In June, Shiller Preyar Law Offices’ Brendan Shiller and Stephen Berrios convinced a federal judge to throw out a gun charge and rightfully released SPLO’s client to his wife and child. Read More
2017 HIGHLIGHTS: Lino v. President Donald J. Trump Et. Al Christina Pillsbury 12/24/2017 3:30:00 PM Over the course of 2017 Shiller Preyar Law Offices helped mother of six Francisca Lino take sanctuary in a church and file a federal lawsuit to fight a Trump administration deportation order. Read More
2017 HIGHLIGHTS: Johnson v. City of Chicago et. al Christina Pillsbury 12/23/2017 2:40:00 PM In July, Shiller Preyar Law Offices (SPLO) won a $185,000 settlement for Patasa Johnson, a Black woman who was beaten by a Chicago Police Department Sergeant while she was restrained in handcuffs. Read More
2017 HIGHLIGHTS: Galvez v. Town of Cicero Et. Al Christina Pillsbury 12/22/2017 4:33:00 PM In February, Shiller Preyar Law Offices filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Jessica Galvez, a transgender woman whose rights were violated by the Cicero Police Department. Read More