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'Dramatic' increase in pretrial release appeals causes high court to create task force
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Illinois Supreme Court is forming a new task force consisting of justices from each of the five...
A corrupt Chicago cop destroyed hundreds of lives. Now victims want justice.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO – JaJuan Nile was a joker, a picky eater and his mother's only son. Growing up, he dreamed...
Biden moves to fill key appellate seat vacated by U.S. Supreme Court's Jackson
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated three women to serve as appellate judges...
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth is projected to beat Republican Kathy Salvi in Illinois'...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMichael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune...
Lawyers for man convicted of killing off-duty Chicago police officer allege department hid evidence...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO — Chicago police scrubbed evidence that could have helped clear a man convicted of the...
‘An intellect, a bully, and a great judge’: Courthouse leader Vincent Gaughan set to retire after...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring a rare pause in Courtroom 500 one recent morning, Judge Vincent Gaughan saw something he...
A Chicago Attorney Is Getting Justice For Hundreds Of Wrongfully Convicted People All At Once
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJosh Tepfer has helped exonerate 288 people, many of whom were convicted based on patterns of...
Latinos don't see themselves fully reflected in Biden's judicial picks
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoProgressives have lauded President Biden's court nominees for their diversity, but the Mexican...
Conviction of 'Serial' podcast subject Adnan Syed reinstated by Maryland court
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Reuters) -A Maryland appeals court on Tuesday reinstated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, who...
Protecting coasts, book bike, Chicago Marathon: News from around our 50 states
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlabama Montgomery: The state is seeking a new execution date for Alan Eugene Miller, who survived...