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Illinois Public Access Opinion 16‑006 is a binding opinion of the Illinois Attorney General pursuant to the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Issued in 2016 in the aftermath of the police murder of Laquan McDonald, the opinion addressed a public records request from Cable News Network (CNN) for private emails by officers of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) related to the incident.
The Illinois States Attorneys Association objected to the changes, as the Attorney General and the PAC acquired an expanded role under the new law. The Association suggested that the role of the state's attorney should be expanded instead. [7] As of 2019, the PAC employed 13 full-time attorneys, three supervisors, and four support staff. [4]
Mark Christopher may refer to: Mark Christopher (director) (born 1963), screenwriter and director Mark Christopher Israel (actor) (born January. 17, 1994), Filipino Actor
Cook County's top judge has asked state regulators to review allegations that an attorney was handcuffed to a chair after a judge kicked him out of her courtroom. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy ...
1991 – 150 Sonnenschein attorneys assist in the representation of McDonnell Douglas after the U.S. government terminated its order for the A-12 carrier-based stealth bomber. The case, which settled in 2014 for $400,000,000, involved the largest contract termination claim ever filed against the U.S. government; Donald Lubin is named the firm's ...
The Illinois Secretary of State serves as the ex-officio Clerk of the Court of Claims. [3] Judges on the Court of Claims are appointed by the Governor of Illinois and confirmed by the Illinois Senate. In 1987, state legislation increased the number of judges on the Illinois Court of Claims from five judges to seven judges. [4]
Former president judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas along with Mark Ciavarella convicted for the Kids for Cash scandal. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, Conahan was transferred in 2020 to home confinement, with an anticipated release date of 2026, under a provision of the CARES Act that authorized such transfers ...
Operation Silver Shovel was a major United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe into political corruption in Chicago during the 1990s. By the end of the probe illegal activities from labor union corruption to drug trafficking, organized crime activity and elected city officials on the take were unearthed, and corruption convictions were handed out to 18 individuals.