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Prosecutors in St. Louis said in an explosive set of charges that an innocent St. Louis man was wrongly convicted of murder in 1995 after police fabricated trial evidence and prosecutors hid information from defense attorneys.
Attorneys for female Illinois prisoners will ask full Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse ruling that the Fourth Amendment did not protect them from prison guards requiring them to line up, strip, and expose their vaginal and anal cavities. The ruling appears in conflict with the law in other jurisdictions.
The Philadelphia police commissioner announced on Thursday the department’s intention to fire 13 officers who published offensive posts on Facebook, and to suspend several additional officers. The action was taken in response to the publication of the Plain View Project database, exposing troubling posts by officers in eight cities.
Juliet Sorensen, the Northwestern University law professor and former federal prosecutor, has agreed to join Injustice Watch as executive director, the Chicago-based nonprofit newsroom announced Tuesday.
Three years ago, the city rejected a request for photographs of nine officers by Injustice Watch co-director Rob Warden. On Friday, that denial got to court.
The appointment of Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s chief police advisor has brought criticism from pastors, lawyers and activists over the state Supreme Court’s choice.
Across the country, officials and citizens alike reacted intensely the launch of a database revealing thousands of troubling posts by law enforcement. Top prosecutors in Philadelphia and St. Louis said they are reviewing the posts, and some police groups called on departments to take action against officers whose posts were included in the database.
Remaining 137 associate judges get new, 4-year terms in secret vote by circuit judges.
Michael Gerber lost his seat as a Cook County circuit court judge last year, defeated in a primary race. But Gerber, whom courts have twice chastised for improper conduct that led to wrongful convictions, is rejoining the bench this week, after the state Supreme Court appointed him to fill a vacancy.
An Illinois man originally sentenced to serve 100 years in prison for a murder he committed at age 16 was re-sentenced Monday to 39 years by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Kenneth J. Wadas.