Seventh Circuit Holds First Step Act Applies to All Crack Offenses ‘As a Whole,’ Regardless of Crack Amounts by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held on April 28, 2020, that eligibility under the First Step Act’s retroactive application of the Fair …
News in Brief by California: A series of racist and anti-Muslim posts on social media allegedly has ties to a private group of active and retired San Jose Police officers calling themselves 10-7ODSJ, a reference to the police code for “off duty,” mercurynews.com reports. In June 2020, four of them …
Seventh Circuit Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress Because Police Lacked Reasonable Suspicion to Frisk by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that denied Anthony Howell’s motion to …
Devastating Consequences of Chicago Gang Database – And No Way to Be Removed by Bill Barton by Bill Barton In 2018, the MacArthur Justice Center filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Chicago, former Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, and the city’s police officers, challenging the city’s gang database. The …
Watkins v. Wexford Health, IL, Judgment, Medical Neglect, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# 17-60 Official Case# 17-CV-60 Case Filed Watkins, Tyre ll #M48637 v. We xford Health Source, et al. Pia i ntiffs: IDOC# Defendants: Date Served Received 1/20/17 Status closed 2/9/17 Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing …
News in Brief by California: The death of David Glen Ward of Petaluma was declared a homicide by the Marin County coroner in May 2020, followed by a lawsuit from David’s mother, Ernestine Ward, alleging wrongful death, excessive force and negligent supervision by Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies. Leading up to …
Seventh Circuit: Defendant’s Statement Given to Pretrial Services Can’t Be Admitted to Impeach Witness at Trial by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that it is impermissible to admit a statement made by the defendant …
No Kickbacks Campaign - a Parole Illinois Project, 2020 INTRODUCING THE KICKBACKS CAMPAIGN A PAROLE UUU~@U~ Project ParoleIllinois.org ParoleIllinois@gmail.com Parole Illinois 601 S. California Ave., Chicago, IL 60612 IJL @ ParoleIllinois PAGE 2 NO KICKBACKS Thanks to conscientious State legislators, concerned citizens, and activists both inside and out of prison …
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, …
