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Man wrongfully imprisoned for over 40 years to file lawsuit against CPD, Cook County: lawyer

Man wrongfully imprisoned for over 40 years to file lawsuit against CPD, Cook County: lawyer

CHICAGO (WLS) — A man wrongfully imprisoned for over 40 years will…
White judge’s comment that Black defendant ‘looks like a criminal’ leads to appeals court tossing drug conviction and sentence

White judge’s comment that Black defendant ‘looks like a criminal’ leads to appeals court tossing drug conviction and sentence

Left: U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy III (via Justice Department). Right: Leron…
‘Literally in bed together’: Judge’s ‘sexual relationship’ with prosecutor leads to murder conviction being overturned

‘Literally in bed together’: Judge’s ‘sexual relationship’ with prosecutor leads to murder conviction being overturned

Ex-judge Tim Henderson appears from his days as a jurist in Oklahoma.…