Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU Annual Report

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BECAUSE
FREEDOM
CAN’T
PROTECT
ITSELF
Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU
Annual Report
2006 — 2007
Annual Report 2006 — 2007
About Us
The American Civil Liberties Union is a non-partisan, non-profit membership organization dedicated to protecting and extending freedom, liberty and equality to
all in the United States.
The work of the ACLU is based upon, but not limited to, protecting the liberties and
freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights.
With a membership of more than 500,000 nationwide - more than 20,000 in Illinois
- the ACLU advances its goals through litigating, lobbying and educating the public
on a broad array of issues affecting our liberties.
The Roger Baldwin Foundation, the tax-deductible arm of the ACLU of Illinois, was
founded in 1969, allowing the organization to greatly expand its litigation and educational programs. As a result, the ACLU not only has been able to substantially
increase the number of cases it litigates, but also to pursue complex, precedentsetting cases which have a wide impact.
Above: ACLU of Illinois members and staff
gather before marching in the 2007
Chicago Gay Pride Parade.
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Thank You
Dear Friends and Supporters of the ACLU of Illinois:
The American Civil Liberties Union has a proud history of defending basic constitutional rights and protecting those values that define our democracy. The
work of the Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU of Illinois encompasses advocacy of both state-wide and national significance. Your support allows us
to continue to fight for the rights of our most vulnerable citizens.
Our most important state-wide efforts this past year include:
• Continuing advocacy on behalf of the children detained in chaotic, deplorable conditions at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center in
Chicago;
• Supporting the right of women in Illinois to bring a lawsuit against law enforcement departments that “wantonly and willfully” fail to enforce protective
orders under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act;
• Sustaining work under a federal court consent decree to improve care and services for foster children in the custody of the Illinois Department of
Children and Family Services (DCFS);
• Successfuly resolving lawsuits against two law enforcement agencies in racial profiling cases;
• Securing visitation rights for a de facto parent – a lesbian woman who served as primary caregiver for a young child – after her relationship with the
birth mother ended;
• Effectively defending a young woman denied access to a Chicago-funded homeless shelter after she revealed she was a lesbian;
• Working to secure the rights of same-sex couples in long term, intimate relationships to access health care benefits and “married” student housing
at our major state universities;
• Speaking to more than 3,000 high school students on the importance of separation of powers as part of Constitution Day 2006; and,
• Continuing to work to protect the reproductive freedom of Illinois women, including the rights of teens.
Much of our work on the national stage reflects the ACLU’s sustained efforts to protect civil liberties from abuses suffered as a result of a presidential
administration that refuses to abide by constitutional checks and balances. The RBF is litigating three critical cases that seek to protect individual rights
and privacy, including:
• Challenging the telecommunications companies’ decision to give law enforcement millions of private telephone records, without a warrant and
without any showing that the individuals whose records were sought were key to fighting the so-called war on terror;
• Challenging the abusive searches and detentions of U.S. citizens who return home from visits abroad;
• Challenging the unlawful and unnecessary detention by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security of a lawful U.S. immigrant because officials
erroneously believed the individual had some connection to the events of September 11, 2001.
On the legislative front, the ACLU is working relentlessly to reverse Congress’ ill-conceived decision to eliminate the writ of habeas corpus in the Military
Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA). In recent months, we have met with members of the Illinois delegation to insist that the new Congress act quickly to
restore habeas corpus protections stripped away under the MCA, investigate the breadth of warrantless wiretapping conducted by the Bush Administration, speak out loudly and clearly in opposition to the outrages of torture and extraordinary rendition, and reject the notion that American citizens can be
detained without charges or access to counsel. We are hopeful that the new Congress will make these crucial issues part of their priorities in the months
ahead.
Thank you for continuing to support the RBF. We hope that when you read this report you will share our pride, this work would not be possible without
your generous contributions.
Sincerely,
Colleen K. Connell
Executive Director
Jill Metz
Board President
[email protected]
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ACLU By the Numbers
227
Years of service by ACLU of Illinois staff
6,300
133
3,000
6,000
Legal intake inquiries processed annually
Volunteers help us accomplish our mission
Students reached by ACLU speakers on Constitution Day 2006
Pieces of ACLU materials distributed at the 2007 Chicago Pride Parade
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Standing Up for Basic Equality
ne of the last government–sanctioned forms of discrimination in our society is directed at lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender persons. A cornerstone
of that discrimination is a legal system that treats families of
same sex couples differently. The impact is significant – the
federal government offers more than one thousand specific
legal protections, state governments offer hundreds more,
and private employers often tie benefits to marriage laws.
These protections often assure families’ insurance coverage
and protect the continuation of benefits to the surviving partner and children after a partner’s death.
Same sex couples must consider the unimaginable: Will
they be able to participate in basic health care decisions for
their partner in a medical emergency? Will they even be
able to see their partner in the hospital? Will they be able to
make decisions about their partner’s remains?
Because of the compelling nature of the issues identified
in these town hall meetings and other forums, RBF lawyers
worked closely with supportive state legislators to draft and
refine legislation that would bring Illinois closer to equality
in recognizing relationships.
The Illinois General Assembly is considering two important measures that address this issue. Representative Greg
Harris of Chicago introduced legislation drafted by RBF lawyers that extends the state legal protections of marriage to
same sex couples. After that legislation did not move, Representative Harris introduced a bill drafted by ACLU legislative counsel that provides these legal protections by creating
civil unions in Illinois.
As we await legislative action, RBF lawyers continue to
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work to assist gay and lesbian parents. We recently resolved
a case involving a serious inequity in Illinois’ parenting law.
Illinois law recognizes the de facto parental relationship of
a heterosexual parent while failing to provide similar legal
recognition of the de facto parental relationship of lesbian
and gay male parents. We secured visitation rights for a
woman who was the primary caretaker for a child she and
her partner had agreed to jointly parent, but who had been
denied access to the child for almost a year after her romantic relationship with the child’s biological mother ended.
For more information about what the ACLU is doing
to stand up for basic equality, please visit:
http://www.aclu-il.org/civilunion
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Standing Up Against
Government Spying
ne of the most fundamental protections of our
constitutional system is that government cannot intrude into one’s privacy without a good reason – for
example, evidence of a criminal act. This concept seems
lost on the Bush Administration. In May 2006, press reports revealed that telecommunications companies turned
the telephone records of millions of Americans over to the
government without warrants or other legal authority.
RBF lawyers responded, filing a lawsuit on behalf of a
number of prominent Chicago area residents – led by celebrated author Studs Terkel – charging that telephone giant
AT&T violated the privacy rights of our clients in sharing
their telephone records without a lawful order.
In 2006, the Illinois case – along with more than forty
similar lawsuits against telecommunications companies
that were filed in courts across the country – was transferred to the federal district court in San Francisco and
combined with a case led by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
The RBF legal team, led by Legal Director Harvey Grossman, was appointed co-lead coordinating counsel for all
forty cases. The RBF team’s experience in complex litigation against government entities was a significant factor in
this appointment.
The most significant obstacles facing the RBF and other
parties in this case is the assertion by the Bush Administration of a “state secrets” privilege, claiming that the
court cannot move forward in these cases without revealing
information harmful to national security. The government
says the Court must dismiss the case and not let our clients
have their day to vindicate their rights. The RBF is fighting
this broad assertion of privilege.
At the same time, we continue our work to challenge
other forms of government intrusion that results in disruption and harm to individual lives. We are leading a
national case challenging repeated stops and harassment
of Americans re-entering the United States; we are seeking information from both the Department of Homeland
Security and the FBI about their post-9/11 investigatory
activities; and, we are representing a lawful U.S. immigrant
detained immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in
the massive sweep of immigrant communities by the Bush
Administration.
to stand up against government spying, please visit:
http://www.aclu-il.org/terkel
Above: In Terkel v. AT&T, ACLU also represents plaintiffs Quentin Young, James
Montgomery and Barbara Flynn Currie.
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Standing Up for LGBT Students
T
he story was compelling: Lexy W., a high school
senior, described the physical and verbal abuse she
suffered at her school, including being pushed into
lockers and shoved on the stairs. What was the reason for
this abuse? Lexy is gay.
Unfortunately, Lexy’s story is not unique. Across Illinois
and across the nation, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
and questioning youth often are harassed, abused or mistreated on the basis of their sexual orientation or perceived
sexual orientation. Worse still, school officials often do
not act to stop such harassment or may pretend that such
harassment is not taking place.
The result is devastating for young people. Many lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning students respond to hostile hallways by dropping out of school, finding
themselves without the necessary education and skills to
compete in our society. Many LGBTQ youth leave unsupportive or abusive homes and find themselves in the child
welfare or juvenile justice systems, or on the streets.
In 2006, the RBF launched a project devoted to making schools safe for LGBTQ students in Illinois. Through
the generous underwriting of David Weinberg and Jerry
Newton, a Youth at Risk Project lawyer was hired with the
specific goal of creating safe schools for these at-risk
students. To accomplish this, the Project lawyer is laying
the groundwork for passage of state legislation encouraging safe schools; working with school districts to create
and implement anti-discrimination and anti-harassment
policies; is helping to create and establish Gay Straight Alliances (GSAs) in schools across the state; is providing legal
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assistance to students who have been subjected to harassment or discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation, and is helping LGBTQ youth in the child welfare and
juvenile justice systems.
The RBF Youth at Risk Project got off to a great start in
January 2007 when a local Peoria organization held the
forum at which Lexy told her harrowing story. Joining in
the program was the local Peoria school superintendent,
who promised to take critical steps to improve conditions
in Peoria. The program ended with a presentation by the
Illinois State Superintendent of Education who underscored
the need for all schools to adopt and implement anti-harassment policies and to train all school personnel about
those policies.
to stand up for LGBT students, please visit:
http://www.aclu-il.org/getequal
Above: Young ACLU marchers at the 2007 Chicago Gay Pride Parade.
Standing Up for Society’s Voiceless
“I
want to have my own room.”
This basic human need, articulated by RBF client
Stanley Ligas, is universally shared. What happens,
though, when state policies force persons with developmental disabilities or mental illness to live in large institutions and limit the ability of persons with these disabilities
to reach their full potential?
The RBF currently is working with other groups to challenge these policies in Illinois. In two separate cases,
RBF is seeking to change antiquated and outmoded state
policies that deny persons with developmental disabilities
and mental illness the opportunity to live in communitybased settings, situations that permit individuals to control
their own destinies and enhance life skills necessary to be
self-reliant.
Unfortunately, the State of Illinois lags far behind in
making these opportunities available. A recent study, for
example, ranked Illinois 49th among the 50 states and the
District of Columbia in efforts to place individuals with
development disabilities in small integrated community
settings. Instead, Illinois policy funnels more than 6,000 of
Illinois’ developmental disabled into large, private institutions.
Similarly, persons with mental illness are forced to live
in large institutions as a result of state policies. More
than 5,000 Illinois residents are housed in for-profit, statefunded nursing homes known as “institutions for mental
diseases” (IMDs).
Ironically evidence demonstrates that Illinois actually
could save money if residents were transitioned to com-
munity-based settings. One estimate is that transitioning
2,000 residents to the community over the next five years
would yield $57 million in savings.
Both RBF cases have been certified for class action
status and are moving forward in the federal district court
in Chicago.
These cases demonstrate most clearly the important
work of RBF in advancing the rights of those who have no
voice in our society. Those for-profit, large nursing homes
have paid lobbyists in Springfield and can make large contributions to political campaigns – our clients do not have
those advantages. Instead, RBF depends on the courts and
the rule of law to enforce the rights of our clients guaranteed under the Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
to stand up for society’s voiceless, please visit:
http://www.aclu-il.org/jtdc
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Standing Up for Women’s Health
I
n recent months, the full breadth of the movement
to limit women’s access to reproductive health care
revealed itself in stark form. The Supreme Court of
the United States upheld the nation’s first ever federal ban
on abortion. ACLU lawyer Lorie Chaiten filed a brief in the
Supreme Court in this case. Anti-abortion leaders were invigorated by their “victory” and pledged to work vigorously
in the states to put in place even more restrictive laws. In
South Dakota, an all-out ban on abortion was adopted by
the state legislature. And, some anti-abortion groups declared that it was not enough to ban abortion – they intend
to work to limit the availability of contraception for women
as well.
In Illinois, our Reproductive Rights Project (RRP) currently is working in the courts to protect vulnerable young
women facing an unwanted pregnancy. In 2006, the Attorney General moved to lift a decade-old injunction barring
enforcement of a law requiring all young women under the
age of 18 to notify a parent when seeking an abortion.
Most young women confronting an unwanted pregnancy
consult a parent. Most of the rest speak with an older
sibling, a close relative or another adult. But in a small
handful of cases, young women resist talking to their parents for fear of abuse or forced homelessness if they reveal
a pregnancy or because the pregnancy results from incest.
The Illinois law that RBF currently is challenging says
that these young women can avoid notifying a parent by
going to court and seeking a waiver from a judge. RRP has
demonstrated that the statute fails to protect young women’s constitutional rights and that Illinois courts are not
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prepared to implement this requirement in a confidential
and expeditious manner.
All this presages future battles that RRP will direct in
Illinois to protect women’s health. Project Director Lorie
Chaiten, assisted by Leah Bartelt, the Reproductive Rights
Counsel, and Shawn Brown, the Legal Campaign Director,
is continuing to work with our coalition partners to protect
access to reproductive health care in Illinois and surrounding states. Our expanded statewide efforts and our reproductive rights counsel and legal campaign director are
generously underwritten by the Zell Foundation, which is
committed to helping RBF secure access to a full range of
reproductive health care for all Illinois women and families.
to stand up for women’s health, please visit:
http://www.aclu-il.org/rrp
ACLU in the Courts
Protection of First Amendment
ACLU v. Chicago
Under a modified consent decree, we continue to monitor the City of Chicago’s surveillance/investigation of
persons and groups based upon their protected First
Amendment activities. In March 2006, a federal district
court judge allowed RBF to proceed with discovery on a
petition to enforce the decree on behalf of our clients the American Friends Service Committee - whom the police infiltrated in 2002 when the organization was planning peaceful demonstrations marking a meeting of the
Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue in Chicago. In 2006, a
federal judge ordered the City to produce all documents
related to this infiltration and investigation of the AFSC.
We are in the discovery phase of this matter.
Reproductive Rights &
Women’s Rights
Zbaraz v. Hartigan
The Reproductive Rights Project for the RBF/ACLU of
Illinois sought and won a permanent injunction (issued in
early 1996) barring enforcement of Illinois’ 1995 Parental Notification of Abortion Act. The ACLU’s challenge
was based, in part, on the plain fact that constitutionally
adequate procedures for judicial by-pass do not exist in
Illinois. Indeed, in 1996 the Illinois Supreme Court refused to issue rules governing the appellate process for
this by-pass procedure. In September 2006 the Illinois
Supreme Court suddenly issued rules it claimed met the
constitutional standard for the judicial by-pass process.
In early 2007, the Illinois Attorney General asked the federal court to lift the 1996 injunction based on the Illinois
Supreme Court’s action – though the Attorney General
acknowledged that the circuit courts were not prepared
to implement the by-pass at that time. The court denied
the Attorney General’s request, but preserved the right
of the State of Illinois to raise the request anew when the
courts were ready. In March 2007 the Attorney General
again sought the dissolution of the injunction, based on a
statement from the Illinois Supreme Court that the Court
now was willing to “presume, and therefore assert” that
the circuit courts were ready to implement the by-pass.
We have filed a brief in response including information
about the lack of readiness in a number of jurisdictions
across Illinois.
National Abortion Federation v. Ashcroft
The Reproductive Rights Project for the RBF/ACLU of Illinois is working in collaboration with the National ACLU
Reproductive Freedom Project and the New York Civil
Liberties Union to challenge a federal ban on abortion
that contains no health exception for pregnant women. In
January 2006, the United States Court of Appeals for the
Second Circuit affirmed a district court ruling in our favor. In May 2007, the Supreme Court of the United States,
in companion cases to our challenge, upheld the federal
law even without the health exemption for women. We
are working with our clients to provide advice to physicians about how to provide health care services consistent with the Court’s ruling.
Listen to Lorie Chaiten, Reproductive Rights Project Director, talk about the Supreme Court’s decision. Download the
podcast at http://www.aclu-il.org/podcasts.
Miller v. American Infertility Group of Illinois
The RBF/ACLU of Illinois filed an amicus brief in the
state court of appeals challenging the ruling of a circuit
court judge in the case of an Illinois couple who filed a
lawsuit claiming an infertility clinic negligently handled
their fertilized egg created through in vitro fertilization
and caused its wrongful death. In determining that the
loss of an implanted egg was tantamount to the wrongful
death of a person, the judge erred in relying on provisions of the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975 successfully
challenged by the RBF/ACLU of Illinois Reproductive
Rights Project.
Moore v. Greene
The Reproductive Rights Project for the RBF/ACLU of
Illinois filed an amicus curiae brief with the Illinois Supreme Court supporting the right of women in our state
to bring a lawsuit against law enforcement departments
that “wantonly and willfully” fail to enforce protective
orders under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act. In April
2006, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a unanimous
ruling in support of our position.
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ACLU in the Courts
to the federal district court in San Francisco. The ACLU
of Illinois, along with lawyers for the Electronic Frontier
Foundation, was appointed co-lead coordinating counsel
for more than forty cases including our own. A significant
obstacle in these cases is the assertion by the government to invoke a “state secrets” privilege, claiming that
the matter cannot advance for fear of making confidential information public. An appeal on the state secrets
issue is on appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in
one of the consolidated cases brought by EFF.
ACLU v. Department of Homeland Security et al.
Above: ACLU client Akif Rahman and his family.
Post 9/11 Civil Liberties Issues
Akif Rahman v. Chertoff
The RBF/ACLU of Illinois, along with ACLU affiliates in
Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington State, represents nine individuals - all United States citizens - who
have been the victims of repeated stops, harassment and
undue detentions upon re-entering the country. These
plaintiffs have faced frightening situations - having guns
drawn on them, been hand-cuffed for long periods of
time, and separated from family members traveling with
them. The action seeks to compel the government to fix
the terrorist screening system that causes this to happen to our clients. Several critical motions in a motion
to dismiss and seeking class certification, as well as a
motion seeking discovery in the case are pending before
the federal court in Chicago.
Terkel v. AT&T
The RBF/ACLU of Illinois represents author Studs Terkel
and other prominent Illinois citizens in challenging
telephone giant AT&T in sharing customers’ telephone
records with the government without lawful authorization. In 2006, our case – along with similar lawsuits
against telecommunication companies filed in courts
across the nation – was consolidated and transferred
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The ACLU of Illinois and three other organizations (the
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, the
Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center, and the
Muslim Civil Rights Center) jointly filed suit requesting enforcement of a federal Freedom of Information
Act (“FOIA”) request with two immigration bureaus of
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). We
sought information regarding post-9/11 enforcement of
immigration laws in Illinois, particularly regarding the
“Special Registration” program (under which thousands
of immigrants registered with the government, and many
were detained or deported) and a provision of the Patriot
Act allowing the Attorney General to unilaterally detain
immigrants as suspected terrorists. The suit has been
settled, the government having provided information
regarding the Special Registration program, as well as
a representation that it has not used the Patriot Act as a
basis for the unilateral detention of immigrants. Cooperating attorneys were Daniel F. Feeney and Frederic E.
Vars of Miller, Shakman & Beem.
Khorammi v. Rolince et al.
Farid Khorrami, a lawful U.S. immigrant, filed suit seeking damages against FBI and INS agents for months of
unjustified detention and abusive physical treatment
immediately following the 9/11 attacks. Mr. Khorrami
was taken into custody and had his immigration status
revoked when the FBI erroneously believed that he might
have some connection to the events of 9/11. Khorrami
also had his pilot training certificate revoked and ultimately suffered a heart attack as a result of the wrongful detention. The government filed a motion to dismiss,
which is now under consideration by the Court. Cooperating attorneys are Roger Pascal, Lawrence Heftman,
and Renee Kelley of Schiff Hardin LLP.
ACLU in the Courts
FOIA Requests to the FBI
In 2004, the ACLU of Illinois in conjunction with ACLU’s
National Office and ten other affiliate offices filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the Federal Bureau
of Investigation seeking files on a number of Chicagoarea organizations and individuals involved in activism on
the state and local level. The purpose of the filings was
to ascertain whether the federal government is engaging
in unwarranted surveillance of community and advisory
organizations. In 2005, the FBI and Department of Justice indicated that they were keeping investigative files
on one organization and one individual in the group that
was part of our filing. The government indicated, however, that they were withholding the information because
its dissemination “could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings.” We have appealed
that decision and are contemplating further action.
Children’s Rights
B.H. v. Samuels
Lawyers for the RBF/ACLU of Illinois continue to monitor our Consent Decree designed to improve care and
services for children in the custody of the Illinois Department of Children and Family services (DCFS) on behalf of
all the state’s foster children.
Jimmy Doe v. Cook County
We are actively monitoring and enforcing a federal court
settlement in this class action lawsuit, which requires
the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center to
provide safe and clean living conditions for the children
in their care. In January 2007, court-appointed monitors
approved an enforceable implementation plan drafted
by a panel of independents recommended by the parties and approved by the court. The panel was created
after we complained about the slow pace of change and
compliance at the detention center. The new plan contains specific, detailed steps to be taken by the County to
improve conditions, and bring the JTDC into compliance
with an agreement we reached with the County in 2002.
Pursuant to this plan, a Court appointed Compliance
Administrator (who regularly is present in the facility
and has the power to review records) continues to report
deficiencies at the facility. Unfortunately, the county has
again completely failed to meet its constitutional obliga-
tion to provide safe and adequate care for these children.
We have asked the court to take the day-to-day operation
of JTDC out of the county’s hands and appoint a receiver.
A decision is pending.
Read more about our case against the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center online at
http://www.aclu-il.org/jtdc.
Above: ACLU client Shani Davis.
Racial Justice
Davis, et al. v. City of Chicago, et al.
The RBF/ACLU of Illinois filed suit against the City of
Chicago and three Chicago Police Officers challenging a
practice resulting in the unnecessary and unwarranted
stop, search and detention of three young men in Chicago. We represent Shani Davis, an Olympic Gold Medal
winner, in this case. We are engaged in discovery in this
matter.
Scott v. Bevard
The RBF/ACLU of Illinois is challenging the racial profiling and intrusive search inflicted on three African-American high school students by two Illinois state police
troopers. The case has been settled.
Establishment of Religion
Eugene Winkler, et. al. v. Chicago School Reform
Board of Trustees, et al.
We are challenging the use of taxpayer money to fund
the Boy Scouts as establishment of religion. The RBF/
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ACLU in the Courts
ACLU of Illinois is challenging the special treatment
afforded by the Pentagon to the Boy Scouts. In 2005, a
federal district court ruled that the Pentagon’s spending on the Boy Scout Jamboree violates the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution. In 2007,
a panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed
the decision, ruling that our plaintiffs lacked standing
as taxpayers to bring the challenge. We are considering whether to seek review by the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Helgeland v. Department of Employee Trust Funds
(Wisconsin)
We are working with the ACLU of Wisconsin and the
National ACLU LGBT Rights Project on behalf of six
lesbian couples denied health insurance and family leave
domestic partner benefits by the State of Wisconsin.
Currently, motions to intervene by the Wisconsin state
legislature and several local municipalities are pending
before Wisconsin’s State Supreme Court.
Sundstrom v. Frank
We are working with the ACLU of Wisconsin, the National
LGBT Rights Project and Lambda Legal on behalf of two
transgender prisoners in the custody of the Wisconsin
Department of Corrections who are barred by statute
from access to hormonal therapy treatment or sex reassignment surgery. A federal court granted a motion for
a preliminary injunction, and ordered the DOC to restore
our plaintiffs’ access to hormonal therapy. It is anticipated that the case will go to trial later in 2007.
Vulnerable Populations
Above: ACLU client Reverend Eugene Winkler.
Gay & Lesbian / Family Rights
Doe v. Doe
The RBF/ACLU of Illinois is supporting litigation on behalf of J. Doe, a biological father who has had custody of
a 5-year old child since a divorce in 2000. J. Doe also is a
pre-operative male-to-female transsexual.
Ligas, et.al., v. Maram, et.al.
The RBF/ACLU of Illinois is collaborating with other
advocacy organizations in this class action lawsuit on
behalf of the thousands of individuals who are needlessly institutionalized in large ICF-DDs (Intermediate
Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled) when
they could be better served in smaller, community based
settings. The federal courts rejected efforts by several
parties to intervene in the case, in which discovery is
now on-going.
Williams, et.al., v. Blagojevich, et. al.
G.M. v. S.P.
We represent a woman who served as the primary
parental caretaker for six years of a now seven-year-old
boy’s life. The woman is being denied all custody or visitation with the child by her former partner, the biological
mother of the child, despite earlier promises to agree
to custody and visitation. We have advanced common
law, statutory and constitutional claims in support of our
client’s right to custody and visitation. An agreement was
reached and been submitted to the court for approval.
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The RBF/ACLU of Illinois and other advocacy organizations are representing individuals in large nursing
homes for the mentally ill in this groundbreaking litigation. Our complaint alleges that the State’s decision to
warehouse our clients needlessly in a large institution
violates the Americans with Disabilities Act’s mandate
that state-funded services be provided in the most integrated appropriate setting.
Pro Bono Legal Partners
Junaid M. Afeef
Afeef Law Offices, Ltd.
Daniel M. Feeney
Miller, Shakman & Beem LLP
Lisa D. Johnson
Jenner & Block
U. Mariam Ahmed
Foley & Lardner LLP
Kevin Feeney
Schiff Hardin LLP
David B. Johnson
Sidley Austin LLP
Amanda Antholt
Loevy & Loevy
Edward W. Feldman
Eamon P. Joyce
Sidley Austin LLP
Andrea G. Bacon
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Zachary Freeman
Paula M. Ketcham
Schiff Hardin LLP
Jonathan K. Baum
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Beth W. Gaus
Sidley Austin LLP
Joo Kim
Kirkland & Ellis
Marc O. Beem
Thomas F. Geraghty
Northwestern University School of Law
Colby Kingsbury
Kirkland & Ellis
James Carlson
Ungaretti & Harris LLP
David B. Goroff
Foley & Lardner LLP
Diane F. Klotnia
Matthew D. Cohen
Monahan & Cohen
David F. Graham
Sidley Austin LLP
Joshua D. Lee
Schiff Hardin LLP
Jacob I. Corre
Jenner & Block
Bernard E. Harcourt
University of Chicago School of Law
Arthur Loevy
Loevy & Loevy
Everett Cygal
Schiff Hardin LLP
Emily R. Haus
Foley & Lardner LLP
Jon Loevy
Loevy & Loevy
Heidi Dalenberg
Schiff Hardin LLP
F. Thomas Hecht
Geeta Malhotra
Sidley Austin LLP
Meghan C. Delaney
Sidley Austin LLP
Lawrence H. Heftman
Schiff Hardin LLP
Jill M. Metz
Jill Metz and Associates
John deMoulpied
Schiff Hardin LLP
Robert N. Hochman
Sidley Austin LLP
Richard J. O’Brien, Jr.
Sidley Austin LLP
Alexander Dimitrief
Kirkland & Ellis
Andrew D. Hoeg
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Roger Pascal
Schiff Hardin LLP
Ardyth Eisenberg
Barry Irwin
Kirkland & Ellis
Charles H.R. Peters
Schiff Hardin LLP
Donald R. Jackson
Law Offices of Donald R. Jackson
Michael Philippi
Stephen Fedo
Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
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Pro Bono Legal Partners
Julie K. Potter
Sidley Austin LLP
Geoffrey R. Stone
University of Chicago School of Law
Amy Purcell
Foley & Lardner LLP
Amy L. Strong
Foley & Lardner LLP
Ranya Ravindran
Kirkland & Ellis
Barry Sullivan
Jenner & Block
Kathleen L. Roach
Sidley Austin LLP
Patricia J. Thompson
Schiff Hardin LLP
Jon Rosenblatt
Loevy & Loevy
Amy K. Trueblood
Jenner & Block
Joseph M. Russell
Kirkland & Ellis
Donna M. Welch
Kirkland & Ellis
Daniel S. Ryan
Sidley Austin LLP
Steven N. Wohl
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Tana M. Ryan
Kirkland & Ellis
Ronald S. Safer
Schiff Hardin LLP
David Sattelberger
Schiff Hardin LLP
David C. Scott
Schiff Hardin LLP
Jamie L. Secord
Sidley Austin LLP
Jennifer E. Smiley
Colleen Sorensen
Kirkland & Ellis
Thomas Staunton
Paul R. Steadman
Kirkland & Ellis
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Foundation and Corporate Support
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Francis Beidler Foundation
The Boeing Company
The Chicago Bar Foundation
Chicago Community Foundation
The Chicago Community Trust
The Chicago Foundation for Women
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
The Davee Foundation
Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc.
Foley & Lardner LLP
Goldberg Kohn, Ltd.
Health and Medicine Policy Research Group
International Profit Associates Charities
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation
Landau Family Foundation
Libra Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP
McLean County Bar Association
Miller Shakman & Beem, LLP
Minor Family Foundation
The Kenneth and Harle G. Montgomery Foundation
The New Prospect Foundation
The Northern Trust Company
The Playboy Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
The Proteus Fund
Public Health Institute
Public Interest Law Initiative
The Relations Foundation
The Rothman Family Foundation
Schiff Hardin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
Winston & Strawn
Zell Family Foundation
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Roger Baldwin Foundation Supporters
President’s Committee
($25,000+)
Anonymous (2)
International Profit Associates
Charities/John Burgess
The Chicago Community Trust
The Chicago Foundation for Women
Fay Clayton and Lowell Sachnoff
Mayer and Morris Kaplan
Family Foundation
Michael A. Leppen
Libra Foundation
Jerry Newton and David Weinberg
Polk Bros. Foundation
The Proteus Fund
Leora and Mort Rosen
Zell Family Foundation
Justice Committee
($10,000 - $24,999)
Anonymous (2)
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Irwin J. Askow, Esq.
Marc O. Beem and Susan Berkowitz
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Ed and Barbara Ballard
Robert M. Cordova
Heidi Dalenberg
Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc.
David B. Goroff and Jay Behel
Julia and Parker Hall
Harriet Hausman
Christie Hefner
Laura Kofoid and David Ricci
Landau Family Foundation
Janice Meister
Jill M. Metz and Karen Buckley
John F. Morreale
The New Prospect Foundation
Seymour H. Persky
Mary Jo and James R. Potter
Dorothy and Alan Press
Public Health Institute
The Rothman Family Foundation
Ann M. Rothschild
David and Judith L. Sensibar
Jeffrey and Hope Sheffield
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Melvin A. Traylor
Gail Waller and
Timothy R. Schwertfeger
Bobette Zacharias
Liberty Council
($5,000 - $9,999)
Anonymous (3)
Christine Abbeduto and Kate Dolan
Laurence and Doris Ashkin
William T. Barker and June Robinson
The Boeing Company
Timothy Boudreau
Alan R. Brodie
Michael and Anne Brody
Velaine V. Carnall
The Chicago Bar Foundation
The Davee Foundation
F. Thomas Hecht and Jane Burwell
Harold C. Hirshman and
Lorie A. Chaiten
Edbird Hoffman and Sarah Stafford
Babette and Burton Joseph
Joseph and Marcia Liss
Jennifer Minor Lansing and
Joseph Lansing
Paul Lehman and Ronna Stamm
Lew Leibowitz and Laurie Leibowitz
Bradley Lippitz and Jonathan Pizer
Stanford and Doris Marks
Linda and E. Curtis Matthews
Ms. Lee F. Meyer
Minor Family Foundation
Ed Mullen III
Missy and Roger Pascal
Barbara Hirsch Pekow
Jane DiRenzo Pigott and
Kenneth G. Pigott
Susan and Nicholas Pritzker
Drs. Louis and Lya Dym Rosenblum
The Relations Foundation
Natalie Saltiel
Gregg and Stacey Steinberg
Monroe and Fran Sullivan
Winston & Strawn
Art Winter
Constitution Council
($3,000 -$4,999)
Anonymous (5)
Jerome Abeles
Floyd Abramson and
Dr. Jane B. Abramson
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Alfini
Stuart H. Anderson
Francis Beidler Foundation
William and Vicki Boies
Judy and Bill Cottle
Colleen Connell and Darryl DePriest
Gary M. Elden and Phyllis Mandler
Barbara Fanta
Cathy Fazio and Scott Stern
Donald Fessenden III
Paul and Audrey Gaynor
Rabbi Gary S. Gerson and
Dr. Carol R. Gerson
William J. Gibbons
Goldberg Kohn, Ltd.
David and Elizabeth Graham
Robert and Janet Graham
Vinni M. Hall
Sarah R. Wolff and Joel L. Handelman
Jason Heeney
Richard and Joyce Hirsch
Ronna J. Hoffberg and
Dana M. Mikstay
David C. Kleiman
Diane F. Klotnia
Paul LeFort
Elliot and Frances Lehman
Teresa LaLoggia
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP
Kerry A. Miller and Nina C. Kavin
Ronald and Pat Miller
Miller Shakman & Beem, LLP
The Playboy Foundation
Alicia and Peter Pond
William and Eleanor Revelle
Bette Rosenstein and John Brix
Noel Salinger and LeAnne Sawyers
Charles and Louise Saltzman
Robert C. Sash
Schiff Hardin LLP
Debra E. Shore and
Listed below are the generous investors in civil liberties who enable us to continue to provide a strong defense of the Bill
of Rights in Illinois with their generous annual contributions.
Kathleen M. Gillespie
Sidley Austin LLP
Leo Smith and Heather Steans
Sherwin J. Stone
Victor J. and Susan C. Stone
Dr. Harvey and Deborah Strauss
K.T. Sullivan and Chris Bing
Miles Taub and Susan Goldschmidt
George A. Vinyard and Judith Shepelak
Robert and Marie Weissbourd
Ellen and Harvey Wineberg
Freedom Council
($1,200 -$2,999)
Anonymous (4)
Jeffrey Arnold and Ellen Neely
Gerald Bauman and Pauline Strohl
Nancy S. Bishop
Mary E. Brandon
Nancy and William Brown
Carolyn and Matthew Bucksbaum
Joseph A. Cancila Jr
David and Barbara Flynn Currie
Sally and Randall Doubet-King
Alex and Miriam Elson
William and Brigette Erbe
S. Richard Fine
Sheldon and Nellie Fink
Foley & Lardner LLP
Judy and Mickey Gaynor
Richard Gleiner
Ruth Goldman
Rev. Larry L. and Barbara J. Greenfield
Arthur L. Herbst, M.D.
Paul Homer
Robert C. Howard
Mark Ishaug and Micah Krohn
Deone Jackman and
Eugene Goldwasser
Per Jacobson and Elizabeth Wilson
Douglas Kinney
Kelly Kleiman
Frederic Klein and Frieda Jacobs
Lisa Yun Lee
Ralph and Katie Lemley
E. Steve Lichtenberg, M.D. and
Betsy Aubrey, R.N./N.P.
Robert B. Lifton and Carol Rosofsky
Alfred Lipton and
Kathleen Roseborough
Lois J. Lipton and R. Peter Carey
Marcena W. and Norris Love
Robert and Dale Lubotsky
John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
Glenn E. Merritt
John F. Moore
Dawn Clark Netsch and Walter Netsch
Dick and Debra O’Brien
Hiram and Jean Paley
Dr. and Mrs. Philip Y. Paterson
Esther Patt
Charles Peters and Cindy Wilson
Stanley and Judith Pollock
Carolyn O. Poplett
Stephen and Esther Portnoy
Lynn Railsback
June Rosner and Bernard Levatin
Esther Saks
Charles and Louise Saltzman
Janet Schirn
Susan L. Silk
Kevin Simmons
Ms. Mary Stowell
Robert and Jill Tanz
Mr. Conrad E. Thalmayer
Bowen and Jan Tucker
Susan L. Warner, M.D. and
Ann M. Ballard
Richard F. Watt
Michael and Mary Woolever
Dr. David M. Yeh
Friends
($500 - $1,199)
Anonymous (6)
Dr. Howard Aduss and Marcia K. Aduss
Nilofer Ahsan
Kimberly Allen and Jillian Kelly
Kathleen and Frank Ballantine
Frederick Bates and Ellen Benjamin
George Bauch
Bernard H. Baum
Jonathan and Bonnie Baum
Carol Anne Been and
Daniel N. Freedman
Kenneth Belcher and Sandra Ihm
R. Linn Belford
Stephen J. Bisgeier
Anne Blitstein
Dr. Missy Fleming and Jack L. Block
L. Roxane Bloomfield
Clara Bounds
Wayne T. Bradley and
Richard N. Peterson
Stanton and Judy Brody
Bross Family Foundation
Dr. Jack M. Bulmash
Alison Butler
Margaret K. Butler
Bill and Lynn Carr
Rex Carr
Keros and Madalene Cartwright
Dr. Stephanie Cavanaugh and
Dr. James L. Cavanaugh
Randall Clark
Rick Cohn and Bennett Neuman
G. Douglas Cole
Philip J. Collora
Congregational Church of
Park Manor, UCC
John and Beth Corvino
Betsy Covell
Mr. Darrel W. Cravens
Isiaah Crawford and Kent Korneisel
William H. Cutler
Robert Eli Daniels
James O. Davis
Bertha DePriest
Theodore Desch
William and Jonathan Deworskin
Marshall and Rivia B. Domash
Ron Dorfman and Ken Ilio
Jann Dragovich-Stulberg
and David Stulberg
Patricia Eagan
David Edelstein
Noel and Susan Elfant
Patricia Engels
Robert Erck
Richard and Roberta Evans
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Roger Baldwin Foundation Supporters
Mark Fancher
Stuart H. Feen and
Carol S. Sonnenschein
Richard Fiddyment
Michael A. Firman
Morris and Natalie Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Flaks
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Franke
Maya Friedler
Henry Frisch
Jane Froyd and Chris Kamrath
E. Furlong
Aviva Futorian
Mr. Alan W. George
Diane and Thomas Geraghty
Neil Gerlach
Alan and Jessie Gilbert
Steven R. and Anne Gilford
Sharon B. Glazer and Howard E. Kane
William and Ethel Gofen
Prof. Stephen B. Goldberg
David B. and Carol W. Golder
Edwin and Elizabeth Goldwasser
Alice Greenhouse
Alais Griffin
Steve and Andrea Grubman
Pierre Rohrbach and Millie Gunn
Drs. David and Elaine Hacker
Arthur Hahn
Tom Hall
Phyllis J. Handelman and
Dr. Chester S. Handelman
Christine Harber
John F. Hartray, Jr.
Thomas Heagy
Health and Medicine Policy
Research Group
Drs. Allen Heinemann and
William Borden
Tibor Heisler
Joel F. Henning
Saul G. Herrera
Winfred and Libby Hill
Miss Elizabeth Hofsas
Walter H. Holden
Marshall and Doris Holleb
Stephen and Catherine Holmes
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Wayne Hoppe and Rob Humrickhouse
Michael J. Huft
Lindsay Humpal
Roger D. Isaacs
Polly Jensen
Eugenie Johnson
Arnie and Carol Kanter
Barry and Alice Karl
Evan Karnes II
Aly Kassam-Remtulla
Marcia R. Katz and
Michael H. Friedman
Lori Kaufman
Deborah E. Kelly
Mr. Ata Khan
Dee Morgan Kilpatrick
Douglas Kittredge
George Koplow
Nancy and Richard Kosobud
Howard and Jean Krafsur
Lucile and Henry Krasnow
Judith and Herbert Krug
Ruth Krugly and Darryl Davidson
Mary and Ulrich Kruse
David Lambert
Burt B. Lasko
Nancy Lauter and Fred McDougal
Paul F. and Eileen M. Lefort
Marc and Angela Levenstein
Janina Levy and James Strait
Mary and Charles Liebman
Herbert Lippitz
Renee Logan
Paul and Margaret Lurie
M & J Wilkow
Douglas and Jessie Macdonald
Dr. Thomas Macroy and
Mrs. Roberta Macroy
Elinor and Maynard Marks
Family Fund
E. Davison Massey
John and Julie Mathias
George J. Matkov, Jr.
Dr. William F. Maurer
Jean Mavrelis
Peter O. Mazur
Michael L. McCluggage
Ms. Sara K. Mesirow
Stephanie and Michael Metnick
Paul T. Metzger and Sarah F. Bradley
Ronald and Harriet Meyer
Jay Miller and Lou Kaplan
Phil Milsk and Mary Dixon
Fred Montgomery
The Kenneth and Harle G.
Montgomery Foundation
Lawrence L. Moore
Mr. Dale T. Mortensen
Terry and Jan Mostrom
Allan and Elaine Muchin
William F. Myers
Bina Nair
Walter and Ann Nathan
Mrs. Nathaniel Nathanson
Nina Newhouser
Henry J. Nord
Bernard and Jean Nussbaum
Dick O’Brien
Pat O’Brien and Frank Mankiewicz
E. Oldfield
Mrs. Abby O’Neil and
Mr. Carroll Joynes
Ted and Susan Oppenheimer
Jean and Howard Osborn
Bryan Pardo
Sara Paretsky and Courtney Wright
Dr. Gilda Parrella
Earl Perlow and Grant Kaufman
Mark A. Perlow
Jobi Petersen
Robert A. Phelan
Theodore and Sherri Pincus
Ms. Elizabeth Postell
Richard and Marion Prins
Sue Purrington
Akif and Masooda Rahman
Jack Rapaport
Rosie Rees and Gene Servillo
Revcon Construction Corp. /
Marilyn and Guy Revesz
Stuart A. Rice and Ruth M. O’Brien
Danial Riehle
Ms. Amy Ripepi
Sidney Robbins
Listed below are the generous investors in civil liberties who enable us to continue to provide a strong defense of the Bill
of Rights in Illinois with their generous annual contributions.
The Robert and Isabell
Bass Foundation Inc.
Sally Robinson
Janice Rodgers
Joseph W. Rogul
Nancy Rosen and Richard Winefield
Ellis B. Rosenzweig
Edward Ross
Robert A. Roth
Herbert H. Rozoff
Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill
Bettylu and Paul Saltzman
Mr. Ernie A. Sammann
Karla Scherer
Dr. Gordon Schiff and
Dr. Mardge Cohen
Gerda Schild
Mr. Victor Schormann
Melvin M. Schwartz and Lisa Yaremko
Frances G. Schwertfeger
Victoria Scott
Michael Sehr and Lisa Pildes
Richard and Betty Seid
Darren Seifer and Jason Gorczyca
Jeffrey M. Shaman
Beverly and Myron Shapiro
Joan and James Shapiro Foundation
Renslow and Dorothy Sherer
Rose L. Shure
Bette H. Sikes
Mr. Junie L. Sinson
Merrill Hewson Smith
Nancy Sohn and Michael Simon
Robert and Jean Solomon
Margaret and Larry Sondler
Spill-Stop Mfg LLC
Marc Stackler
Theodore L. Steck
Joseph L. Steffen
Ralph Steinmeier
Carl W. Stern and Holly Hayes
The Stillman Family Foundation
Donna M. and Thomas H. Stone
Geoffrey and Nancy Stone
Katherine Strandburg
David S. Stubbins
Joseph Sullivan
Carol Johnson and Gregory Sultan
Robert and Marilyn Sutherland
Susan and Gilbert Tauck
Kishore J. Thampy, M.D.
Thomas B. Thuerer
Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl
Bowen and Jan Tucker
The Turow Foundation
Laura Watson
Stanley and Betty Weinberger
Mr. Elliot Weisenberg
Elaine Weiss
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss
James White
Peter and Diana C. White
John O. Wilber
Marc and Brenda Wilkow
Mary Jane and Jeremy Wilson
Barry and Jane Winkler
Nora Winsberg and Pat Alvino
Susan G. Wishnick and
Allen T. Steinberg
Thomas A. Witt
Steven Wohl and Deborah Cotton
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Wolfe
Cynthia J. Wolfson
Robert Wollmann
Mark L. Yates
Ed Yohnka and Darlene Dugo
James N. and Katherine W. Zartman
Kenneth Ziganto
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DeSilver Society
The DeSilver Society recognizes these members who have included a legacy of liberty by making a bequest or another gift
for the future defense of civil liberties to the RBF/ACLU through their estate plan.
Anonymous (13)
Kevin Acosta
Henry Adamowicz
Stuart H. Anderson
James W. and Beth L. Armsey
Irwin Askow, Esq.
Ed and Barbara Ballard
Sandra L. Bartky
Charles and Marsha Becker
Ms. Cherie Beckman
Nancy S. Bishop
L. Roxane Bloomfield
Paul and Dorothy Bloyd
Mary Borke
Marcia Brice
Barbara Brodley
James H. and Karin J. Bull
LeRoy Carlson
Velaine Carnall
John E. Clay
Fay Clayton and Lowell Sachnoff
Milton Colman
Michael C. Cook
David and Suzanne Cooley
Terry Cosgrove
Mary and Mark D’Angelo
Cullom and Anne Davis
Gordon R. Denboer
Marshall and Rivia Domash
R. E. Engelen
Austin Evans
John Everingham
Ms. Shirley Garland
David Gassman
Richard Gibbons
Steven R. and Anne Gilford
Lyle Gillman
Richard Gleiner
Celia Gody and Lou Gody
Robert J. Gorman
Ms. Susan Gries
Franklyn and Louise Haiman
Paul Hannig
Bob Hart
John F. Hartray, Jr.
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John Hayward
Susan Heaton
F. Thomas Hecht and Jane Burwell
Wendy Heller
Steven D. Henriksen
Ronna J. Hoffberg
Philip Hult
Kay Jambois
Dr. Reid James
Samuel Johnson
Howard Kaspin
Howard R. Katz
Ann Kavanaugh
Diane F. Klotnia
Robert S. Kollman
George Koplow
Nancy Kosobud
Edward J. Kotrich, Jr.
Stuart L. Laird
Jennifer and Joseph Lansing
Norman W. Lathrop
Marcia E. Lazar
Paul F. and Eileen M. Lefort
Professor Charles Leonhard
Lois J. Lipton
Daniel S. Lowman
Paul A. Lutter
Richard and Georgia K. Lyman
Sheldon H. Marcus
Daniel and Linda Marquardt
David and Sandra Matteson
Paul McWilliams
Ms. Margery Melgaard
Jay A. Miller
Kathleen Ann Miller
Mark Morkovin
Lola Mugalian
Mrs. Nathaniel Nathanson
Ms. Lynn E. Nelson
James and Corrine Nieburger
Dennis Norling
Bob Ollis
Nancy O’Malley
Mary A. O’Neill
Ms. Jeannie Owen
William B. Palm
Carmen B. Pappas
Dr. Gilda Parrella
Roger and Missy Pascal
Esther Patt
David R. Persichini
David Phillips
William Phillips
Paul W. Reich
Frederic M. Rizzo
Sally Robinson
Morton and Leora Rosen
Bette Rosenstein and John Brix
Irene P. Rundblom
Ms. Yoa Sachs
Natalie Saltiel
Charles Schroeder
Laurence E. Seits
Ann Siegel
Richard S. Stein
Laurence Stern
Jane Stone
Victor J. Stone
Deborah Strauss
K.T. Sullivan
Mr. Marlowe D. Thorne
Dorothy Truesdell
Mr. & Mrs. Ward H. Wait
Ruth Walker
Irene Weiner
Christopher P. Williams
and Susan Dykes
Howell Wilson
Harvey Wineberg
Robert Wollmann
2006 - 2007 RBF Finances
Budget Allocations by Area
Administration &
Development
22%
Program
78%
Income by Source
Recovered
Attorney Fees
25.4%
Investment Income
8.5%
Individuals
37.3%
Foundation
Grants
28.8%
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ACLU / RBF Staff
Colleen K. Connell
Executive Director
Harvey M. Grossman
Legal Director
K.T. Sullivan
Associate Director
Benjamin S. Wolf
Associate Legal Director
Director, Institutionalized Persons
Director, Children’s Initiative
Mary Dixon
Legislative & Chapter Director
James Ferg-Cadima
Legislative Counsel
Marcia A. Liss
Development Director
Yesenia Sotelo
Director of Technology & Membership
Dawn Herrera Terry
Director of Foundation Relations
Trisa Inzerillo
Program Manager
Edwin C. Yohnka
Director of Communications &
Public Policy
Althea Thomas
Director of Finance
Sylvia N. Adams
Development & Office Manager
Cristen E. Adams
Jesse G. Larson
Administrative Assistants
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Lorie A. Chaiten
Director, Reproductive Rights Project
John A. Knight
Director, Gay and Lesbian Rights
AIDS & Civil Liberties Projects
Barbara P. O’Toole
Adam Schwartz
Gail Waller
Senior Staff Counsel
Leah A. Bartelt
Wendy S. Park
Sarah Schriber
Lori N. Turner
Legal Fellows
Shawn Brown
Reproductive Rights Campaign
Organizer
Ray G. Hughes
Dana E. Campbell
Legal Assistants
Board of Directors
Jill M. Metz*
President
Jennifer Minor Lansing*
Secretary
Kerry A. Miller*
Treasurer
Roger Pascal*
General Counsel
Marc O. Beem*
National Board Representative
Heidi Dalenberg*
Paul J. Gaynor*
David Goroff*
Harriet Hausman*
Aly Kassam-Remtulla*
Clifford P. Kelley*
Diane F. Klotnia*
Vice-Presidents
Nilofer Ahsan
Nancy Bishop*
Mary E. Brandon*
Michael Brody
David Buchanan
Grace Chan
Michael C. Cook
Barbara Flynn Currie
Leslie Davis
Jann Dragovich-Stulberg
Rev. Larry L. Greenfield
Alais L. M. Griffin
Vinni M. Hall
Jason Heeney
Ronna Hoffberg
Laura Kofoid
Bradley Lippitz
Lois J. Lipton*
Bonita Maclin
Janice Meister
Richard J. O’Brien
Monica Peek
Audrey R. Peeples*
Mary Jo Potter
Morton Rosen*
Lya Dym Rosenblum
Noel Salinger*
Jorge Sanchez
Marina Santini
K Sujata
Phillip Thomas
William N. Weaver, Jr.*
Steven Wohl
* Denotes member of the Governing Committee of the Roger Baldwin Foundation of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Inc. The Roger
Baldwin Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, is incorporated separately from the ACLU, a 501(c)4 organization under the Internal Revenue Code.
The phrase RBF/ACLU used throughout this report reflects the work of the Roger Baldwin Foundation.
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Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU Annual Report

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