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Lawsuit ties judge to 2002 murder conviction involving alleged police coercion
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Back when she was a prosecutor, Judge Megan Goldish allegedly accepted a false statement in a murder case against a Chicago teen who was later exonerated.
Cook County Democrats drop two judges from retention endorsement
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Party leadership voted overwhelmingly not to endorse judges Michael Toomin and Mauricio Araujo for retention.
Related: Two Cook County judges, indicted Ald. Ed Burke partnered in investment club
Police and Prosecutors
Missouri Attorney General’s Office pushes to keep innocent people in prison
Its decades-long commitment to upholding convictions—even those marred by police or prosecutorial misconduct—has left Missourians languishing in prison for years.
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Two Cook County judges, indicted Ald. Ed Burke partnered in investment club
Appeals court condemns humiliating mass strip search of women prisoners
Two Cook County judges in ‘judge jail’ want 6 more years on the bench
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Blessed are the Meek
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White draped robes surround me—fists and hands and stones. Hot winds of dusk stroke cheeks, cracked earth caresses my bare feet.
Commentary
Amara Enyia: Beware ‘dialogue as spectacle’ in fight to transform Chicago police
“A truth and reconciliation process may create sympathy,” writes former Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia. “But justice isn’t about sympathy and sentiment – it’s about tangible action.”