California Court of Appeal: When Federal Court Finds Petitioner Satisfies Schlup Standard, Victim Compensation Board Must Recommend Payment of Claim Without Hearing by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Five, held that when a federal district court finds that a habeas petitioner has …

Chicago’s Police Torture Reparations by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins In 2015, the decades-long battle waged by social justice activists in Chicago culminated in the passage of a reparations bill for victims of torture at the hands of the Chicago police. Five years after this historic victory, both victims and …