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    The Circuit

    The Circuit is an unparalleled collaborative journalism investigation that explores and exposes decades of overlooked data and their connecting patterns buried in the files of the Cook County courts.

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    Conoce a la juez del Condado de Cook ante quien los abogados defensores menos quieren comparecer

    By Emily Hoerner and Casey Toner (Better Government Association) | October 26, 2020

    La jueza Diane Gordon Cannon es criticada por sus arrebatos verbales, su inclinación a favor de la fiscalía, y por encarcelar a personas en libertad condicional por infracciones que a veces son menores.

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    Meet the Cook County judge attorneys least want to appear before

    By Emily Hoerner and Casey Toner (Better Government Association) | October 22, 2020

    Judge Diane Gordon Cannon criticized for verbal outbursts, a pro-prosecution bent and jailing of probationers for sometimes-minor infractions.

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    A judge sits on the bench surrounded by traffic barriers

    A veteran Cook County judge has been repeatedly blocked from hearing sex offense cases. Here’s why.

    By Casey Toner (Better Government Association) and Emily Hoerner | October 22, 2020

    An unprecedented investigation of court data finds systematic effort to keep Judge James Linn from deciding sex charges after a controversial ruling he made years ago.

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    Explore nearly two decades of Cook County court data

    By Injustice Watch, The Better Government Association, The Chicago Reporter and DataMade | October 22, 2020

    A new collaboration allows a first-of-its-kind look at more than 3 million Cook County criminal court cases since 2000.

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