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City of Chicago, IL, Briefing for Mayor Lori Lightfoot Re Meeting With Cook County Jail Stakeholders, 2020

Publication • 2020

Filed under: Jail Specific

City of Chicago, IL, Briefing for Mayor Lori Lightfoot Re Meeting With Cook County Jail Stakeholders, 2020 BRIEFING for Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot Re: Address: Dial-In Info: Date and Time: Neighborhood: Alderman, Ward: From: Meeting with Cook County Jail Stakeholders City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street, RM 1103 Dial-in: 312-535-8110 …

News in Brief

Article • May 15, 2020 • from CLN June, 2020

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: Tucson has a new ordinance topunish those who fail to stay outside designated crime scene perimeters, the Tucson Star reports. The law aims to halt “cop haters” with cameras, but the potential fallout is a stifling of First Amendment rights. While people should not provoke …

Illinois Supreme Court: Failing to Stipulate Felon Status Allowing Jury to Hear About Murder Conviction Constitutes IAC

Article • May 15, 2020 • from CLN June, 2020

Filed under: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Illinois Supreme Court: Failing to Stipulate Felon Status Allowing Jury to Hear About Murder Conviction Constitutes IAC by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Supreme Court of the State of Illinois reversed a defendant’s conviction because his attorney failed to stipulate his felon status at trial, and the jury was …

How to Clear Your Record of Marijuana Charges in Illinois

Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020

Filed under: War on Drugs, Arrest Record, Drug Laws/Offenses

How to Clear Your Record of Marijuana Charges in Illinois by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell While Illinois has legalized recreational marijuana and pardoned more than 11,000 people with marijuana cases, removing marijuana charges and convictions from your record may require more leg work from some who don’t qualify under …

Chicago Police Department Ordered to Release 49 Years of Misconduct Files

Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Chicago Police Department Ordered to Release 49 Years of Misconduct Files by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 10, 2020, a judge in Cook County, Illinois, ordered the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”) to produce by the end of 2020 all misconduct files from 1967 to 2015. Judge Alison Conlon …

Seventh Circuit Vacates Sentence for Failure to Explain Extreme Departure of Guidelines Range

Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020

Filed under: Miscalculation of the Guidelines Sentencing Range

Seventh Circuit Vacates Sentence for Failure to Explain Extreme Departure of Guidelines Range by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated a defendant’s sentence because the district court failed to explain its reasoning for a 160 percent upward departure on remand where …

Chicago’s ‘Despicable’ Red-Light Camera System Exposed

Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020

Filed under: Traffic stop, Police State-Surveillance

Chicago’s ‘Despicable’ Red-Light Camera System Exposed by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney As of October 2019, Chicago’s 300 red light cameras netted $35 million in fines, penalties, and collection fees. According to an investigation by ABC 7, the city is setting traps for unwary drivers by reducing the length of …

Executive Order 2020-21, IL, COVID-19 Medical Release, 2020

Publication • April 6, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19

Executive Order 2020-21, IL, COVID-19 Medical Release, 2020 Executive Order 2020-21 - Illinois.gov 1 of 2 https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/Executive-Orders/ExecutiveOrder2020-... Executive Order 2020-21 - Illinois.gov EXECUTIVE ORDER IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 (COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 19) WHEREAS, I, JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, declared all counties in the State of Illinois as a …

Koger v. Neilson, IL, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2020

Brief • March 23, 2020

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prisoner-Staff Assault

Koger v. Neilson, IL, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2020 case: 3:20-cv-50065 Document #: 17 Filed: 03/23/20 Page 1 ~ , · United States District Court CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ) ) Plaintiff ) ) ) ) ) vs. tE D 3/23/2020 CLEJ~.~1)~.,tffl~f'c~uRl 3:20-CV-50065 1 :20-cv-00890 Judge CharleS P. Kocoras Magisbate Judge …

Farris v. Kohlrus, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2020

Brief • March 5, 2020

Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act

Farris v. Kohlrus, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# Official Case# 17-3279 17-CV-3279-SEM-TSH Plaintiffs: Case Name Filed Farris, Jacqueline #R92751 v. Kohl, et al. !DOC# Defendants: 11/28/17 Date Served Received Status 1/16/18 closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se Issues: Court: …

Clemons v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019

Brief • January 29, 2020

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect

Clemons v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RODNEY CLEMONS (R-47384) ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 17 C 132 ) V. ) Honorable Andrea R. Wood Judge Presiding ) WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, et al., ) ) …

Illinois Supreme Court: Statute Banning All Sex Offenders on Probation From Accessing or Using Social Networking Websites Facially Unconstitutional

Article • January 21, 2020 • from CLN February, 2020

Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Probation

Illinois Supreme Court: Statute Banning All Sex Offenders on Probation From Accessing or Using Social Networking Websites Facially Unconstitutional by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney At issue in this case is the constitutionality of 730 ILCS 5/5-6-3(a)(8.9), which imposes as a condition of probation on all sex offenders a complete, …

Stallings v. Bailey, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2019

Brief • January 13, 2020

Filed under: Excessive Force

Stallings v. Bailey, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHNNIE STALLINGS, Plaintiff, KENYON BAILEY, Defendant. ) ) } ) ) ) Case No.: 12-cv-155 Judge Andrea R. Wood ) ) ) ) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE …

Risk Assessments in Cook County Ineffective

Article • November 18, 2019 • from CLN December, 2019

Filed under: Criminal justice system reform

Risk Assessments in Cook County Ineffective by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Risk assessments have been championed as a tool to help remove bias from criminal justice decisions. While there have been improvements in some areas, overall performance has fallen short of many expectations. Cook County, Illinois, began using the …

Campbell v. Tejeda, IL, Settlement, 8th Amendment, 2019

Brief • October 17, 2019

Filed under: Eighth Amendment

Campbell v. Tejeda, IL, Settlement, 8th Amendment, 2019 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# 17-5454 17-CV-5454 .-... Case Name Filed Campbell, Ronald #A91769 v. Tejeda, et al. xx/xx/xx Received xx/xx/xx I. closed ~'" ••,_-"' I ;.-:: ~I -------P-la_i_n-ti-ff-s:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _D_e_fe_n_d_a_n-ts_:_ _ _ _D_a_te-S-er_v_e_d_ …

Chaban v. Williams, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019

Brief • October 9, 2019

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect

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Barrett v. Burgin, IL, Order Granting and Denying Motion for Partial MSJ, Excessive Force, 2019

Brief • September 26, 2019

Filed under: Excessive Force

Barrett v. Burgin, IL, Order Granting and Denying Motion for Partial MSJ, Excessive Force, 2019 2:16-cv-02386-CSB-EIL # 80 E-FILED Page 1 of 33 Thursday, 26 September, 2019 04:43:47 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION ____________________________________________________________________________ CHARLES F. BARRETT, Plaintiff, v. …

Taylor v. City of Chicago, IL, Memo Opinion and Order, Wrongful Conviction, 2019

Brief • September 23, 2019

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction

Taylor v. City of Chicago, IL, Memo Opinion and Order, Wrongful Conviction, 2019 Case: 1:14-cv-00737 Document #: 524 Filed: 09/23/19 Page 1 of 34 PageID #:13021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DANIEL TAYLOR, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) …

Basemore v. Brookman, IL, Settlement, Segregation, 2019

Brief • September 23, 2019

Filed under: Administrative Detention/Segregation

Basemore v. Brookman, IL, Settlement, Segregation, 2019 16-562 16-CV-562 Basemore, Larry #M17380 v. Brookman, et al. 05/20/16 8/15/16 closed Court: Judge: Magistrate: Doc Staff: AGs: I • Date Sent to AG: IC" --•-i-- r. I~~ "' ~ ;- -r, ,c I " .- Disposition: • T ' -,-t k• I …

Endicott v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019

Brief • September 20, 2019

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect

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