Background
Howard, Robert C. was born on August 11, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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- The Misuse of Police Authority in Chicago: A Report and Recommendations," based on hearings before the Blue Ribbon Panel convened by Honorary Ralph H. Metcalfe, First Congressional District of Illinois, June/July, 1972, Chicago, 1973. Co-author: with Kathleen Crowley, "Pleading, Discovery and Pretrial Procedure for Litigation Against Government Spying," A litigation manual prepared for the First National Conference on Government Spying, Chicago 1977, later published as an article in the University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law, Volume 55, No. 4, Summer 1978.
Robert C. HOWARD
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Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1963). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1967).
Career
People Who Care v. Rockford School District #205, 851 F.Supp. 905 (North Dakota Illinois. 1994); United States v. Chicago Board of Education, 554 F.Supp. 912 (North Dakota Illinois. 1983).Worked at Futterman & Howard, Chartered (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in School Desegregation, Civil Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Illinois, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1973, United States. Supreme Court.
Recipient: Independent Voters IllinoisIndependent Precinct Organization Legal Eagle Award, 1981. Clarence Darrow Memorial Award by Clarence Darrow Community Center, 1982.
Editor: "Criminal Practice in Cook County: Arrest, Bail, Preliminary Hearing," published by Chicago Council of Lawyers and Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, 1969.
"Litigation Manual for Lead Poisoning Cases," Prepared for a Lawyers Committee litigation training seminar, 1970. Author: "The Misuse of Police Authority in Chicago: A Report and Recommendations," based on hearings before the Blue Ribbon Panel convened by Honorary Ralph H. Metcalfe, First Congressional District of Illinois, June/July, 1972, Chicago, 1973. Company-author: with Kathleen Crowley, "Pleading, Discovery and Pretrial Procedure for Litigation Against Government Spying," A litigation manual prepared for the First National Conference on Government Spying, Chicago 1977, later published as an article in the University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law, Volume 55, Number.
4, Summer 1978.
Lecturer: Northwestern University Law School, 1975-1980. Executive Director, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1969-1972. Director, Police Project, American Civil Liberties Union, 1973-1974.
General Counsel, Better Government Association, 1975-1980.
Kermit Coleman Award, Afro-American Police League, 1983. Member: Chicago Council of Lawyers (Vice President, 1969-1970.
Board of Governors, 1970-1972. 1981-1983).
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The Misuse of Police Authority in Chicago: A Report and Recommendations," based on hearings before the Blue Ribbon Panel convened by Honorary Ralph H. Metcalfe, First Congressional District of Illinois, June/July, 1972, Chicago, 1973. Co-author: with Kathleen Crowley, "Pleading, Discovery and Pretrial Procedure for Litigation Against Government Spying," A litigation manual prepared for the First National Conference on Government Spying, Chicago 1977, later published as an article in the University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law, Volume 55, No. 4, Summer 1978.
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Membership
Member: Chicago Council of Lawyers (Vice President, 1969-1970. Board of Governors, 1970-1972. 1981-1983).
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American
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Recipient: Independent Voters IllinoisIndependent Precinct Organization Legal Eagle Award, 1981. Clarence Darrow Memorial Award by Clarence Darrow Community Center, 1982.Recipient: Independent Voters IllinoisIndependent Precinct Organization Legal Eagle Award, 1981. Clarence Darrow Memorial Award by Clarence Darrow Community Center, 1982.