Your Morning Legal Briefing

“Road to the Robe” becoming a Judge in Cook County Illinois with Special Guest Jacob Kaplan and Trump’s Federal Funding Ban Against Illegal Protests

Hampton & Hampton LLP Season 1 Episode 7

This month on Your Morning Legal Briefing, attorneys Halil Hampton and Sylvia Coulon Hampton of Hampton & Hampton LLP—a personal injury, estate planning, and nursing home negligence firm based in Chicago, IL, and Atlanta, GA—welcome special guest Jacob Kaplan, executive director of the Cook County Democrats, to discuss “The Road to the Robes.

The “Road to the Robes” is a free seminar on Saturday, March 29, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at the Mid-America Carpenters Chicago Training Facility (2141 S. Union Avenue, Chicago, IL). The event will provide insights into the process of becoming a judge in Cook County, IL. Attendees can register at cookcountydems.com.

Later in the episode, the conversation shifts to current events, including Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s March testimony before Congress on Chicago Sanctuary City status, as well as President Trump’s executive order on illegal protests and funding cuts for colleges—examining the First Amendment implications and political motivations behind these actions.

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