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Shakman filed a class action suit against the Democratic Organization of Cook County, claiming that political patronage employment violated the First Amendment and the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Shakman asserted that the defendants, including a number of government employees and ...
The result was a series of court-ordered reforms known as the Shakman decrees that banned political considerations in hiring and firing in Chicago, Cook County and Illinois government. More than ...
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez’s bid for reelection is being helped by political contributions from dozens of her government employees, many of whom donated within months of ...
Shakman, along with Paul M. Lurie, filed a class action suit claiming the Democratic Organization of Cook County was in violation of the First Amendment and the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Shakman claimed that the defendants, a number of government employees and politicians, had violated the fundamental rights of a fair ...
Democratic Organization of Cook County, a U.S. court case Shakman Decrees , a series of federal court orders about government employment in Chicago arising from the Shakman decision. Topics referred to by the same term
Article I of the by-laws of the Cook County Democratic Party states that the party exists to "attract, endorse, and support qualified Democratic candidates for office, to develop positions on issues of public importance, to advance the ideals and principles of the Democratic Party, and to seek to improve the lives of the people of Cook County through effective, efficient, and fair government."
Shakman involved allegations that the City, County, and Democratic Party conspired to perpetuate party loyalty, monetary contributions, and other forms of patronage as a condition of obtaining City and County employment. These actions allegedly excluded ordinary citizens without political connections from working for the City or County.
The positions are unpaid, with responsibilities that include voter registration, community forums, election materials, and election operations. [1] In Chicago, the committeepeople are responsible for producing smooth political processes during the elections in their wards, which includes attempting to produce high voter turnout.