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    Jonah Newman

    Jonah Newman

    Jonah Newman is an editor for Injustice Watch. Previously, he has worked for Pacific Standard magazine, The Chicago Reporter, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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    Judicial Elections
    Illustration of Judge Gregory Vazquez

    Cook County Judge Vazquez loses retention vote

    By Jonah Newman | June 8, 2023

    Vazquez, who was set to retire next month, was the only Cook County associate judge who was not reappointed to a new four-year term. The vote follows reporting by Injustice Watch about the judge’s actions inside and outside the courtroom.

    Commentary
    Illustration showing a courthouse with a lock and chain around it and papers floating above that read

    It’s time to make Illinois courts subject to the public-records law

    By Jonah Newman | February 21, 2023

    For decades, Illinois courts have written themselves out of the state’s Freedom of Information Act. A new bill could change that and bring much-needed transparency to the court system.

    Judicial Elections
    Chief Judge Timothy Evans

    Evans elected to record 8th term as Cook County chief judge

    By Jonah Newman | September 13, 2022

    Judge Timothy Evans was unopposed in his bid to remain Cook County’s top judge, a post he has held for 21 years.

    News
    A small bed in a darkly lit detention center room with brick walls and a single sink-toilet. There's a mural on the back wall with a bird and the words

    Cook County juvenile jail using ‘semantics’ to hide many hours youths are isolated: report

    By Jonah Newman and Carlos Ballesteros | August 23, 2022

    Most youths at the jail ‘are locked in their cells for most of the day, every day,’ possibly resulting in long-term damage to their mental health, according to a committee convened last year by Chief Judge Tim Evans.

    Judicial Elections
    Campaign signs for the 2022 Cook County primary elections stuck in a grassy median

    Winners and losers of the 2022 Cook County judicial primary election

    By Maya Dukmasova and Jonah Newman | June 29, 2022

    Cook County voters picked a new class of circuit court and appellate court judges in Tuesday’s primary election. With election officials reporting abysmal voter turnout, some judicial subcircuit races were decided by a few thousand votes.

    Judicial Conduct
    Appellate Judge Sheldon A. Harris

    Judicial watchdog files complaint against appellate judge accused of interfering in nephew’s case

    By Jonah Newman | May 2, 2022

    The charges allege Harris spoke with two judges hearing an appeal involving his nephew, an allegation first reported by Injustice Watch in 2020.

    Judicial Conduct
    Appellate Judge Sheldon A. Harris

    Illinois Appellate Court Judge Sheldon Harris announces retirement, creating vacancy for June primary

    By Jonah Newman | March 16, 2022

    Cook County Circuit Court Judge John Ehrlich confirmed to Injustice Watch that he plans to run for Harris’ appellate court seat.

    State Rep. Justin Slaughter, center, holds up his fist while wearing a black glove after the SAFE-T Act passed the Illinois House.
    SAFE-T Act

    Illinois criminal justice reformers won a historic legislative victory in 2021. But the law they passed isn’t a done deal.

    By Emanuella Evans, Adeshina Emmanuel and Jonah Newman | November 3, 2021

    The same forces that fought against the SAFE-T Act when it was introduced in January are still looking for ways to change the historic criminal justice reform law.

    News

    Cook County replaced its public defender. But she’s not done fighting yet.

    By Jonah Newman and Michael Korsh | March 31, 2021

    In an exclusive interview during her last week in office, Amy Campanelli said she has ‘no regrets’ and continued to rail against police and a system that she called ‘racist’ and ‘very unfair.’

    In Plain View
    A Facebook post by a Philadelphia police officer that was included in the Plain View Project.

    Federal circuit court dismisses defamation lawsuit against Injustice Watch, Plain View Project

    By Jonah Newman | March 16, 2021

    The court ruled that a Philadelphia police officer failed to show ‘actual malice’ in the inclusion of his public Facebook comment in a database of social media posts.

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