from the Illinois Senate
State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins
COURT DECISION AFFIRMS STATES' RIGHT TO DIVEST FROM SUDAN,
COLLINS PROMISES MINOR CHANGES TO LANDMARK LAW
SPRINGFIELD, IL--State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D--Chicago), who sponsored the nation's first law requiring public divestment from Sudan, applauded the recent court decision that affirmed Illinois' right to divest from Sudan.
"The Court confirmed the State's right to disassociate from the reign of genocide and terrorism that has been killing and maiming thousands of our sisters and brothers in Sudan," said Collins, "And for that, we're very pleased." Read More »