Cook County State'S Attorney
Recent News About Cook County State'S Attorney
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Federal judge clears police defendants of claims in Nevest Coleman wrongful conviction case
U.S. District Court Judge Martha Pacold has cleared former detectives who investigated the 1994 rape and murder of 20-year-old Antwinica Bridgeman of a list of claims in the wrongful conviction lawsuits by the two convicted of her murder—Nevest Coleman and Derrell Fulton.
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Activist group Chicago Alliance paving the way for plaintiff lawyers to launch volley of wrongful conviction lawsuits
The activist group Chicago Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression (CAARPR) is organizing a rally on Wednesday, August 6, outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, where attorneys will attend a status hearing on a petition for a Certificate of Innocence filed by a man convicted of a 2001 murder.
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Kim Foxx murder exoneration case falling apart with dismissal of charges against some defendants
Chicago police officers named in the wrongful conviction lawsuit of convicted murderer Arnold Day have filed a motion in federal court for summary judgement (dismissal of charges) against them on the heels of a summary judgement for others named in the lawsuit.
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Former supervisor of Felony Review Unit: State’s Attorneys' input in gun charges needed
A former Deputy Supervisor of the Felony Review Unit (FRU) in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) is expressing concern over the expansion of a program that allows police officers to file felony charges in certain gun cases without approval of the FRU.
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Lawyers battle over jurisdiction in Roberto Almodovar’s drawn-out wrongful conviction case
An attorney for Roberto Almodovar, convicted of a 1994 double murder but exonerated by former State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, is asking a federal judge to reconsider his summary judgement effectively dismissing all federal charges against one of the police officers named in Almodovar’s wrongful conviction lawsuit that was filed all the way back in 2018.
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Allegations in Weston wrongful conviction suit 'fails to carry the burden of proof'
Detective defendants and the city of Chicago are asking a federal judge to dismiss
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Misrepresentation of State's Attorney's Office Conviction Review Unit continues in the media
The Conviction Review Unit (CRU) in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has taken plenty of heat
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No word from Burke’s office on whether it will retry an exonerated Alexander Villa for murder of off-duty police officer
Alexander Villa, convicted of the 2011 murder of off-duty police officer Clifton Lewis, has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming his 2019 conviction was the result of a scheme by prosecutors and police to manufacturer evidence against him.
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No approval needed from State’s Attorney for some firearms-related felonies, report says
Chicago police are charging for some firearms-related felonies in Englewood without approval from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO), according to a CWB Chicago report.
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Are hoped for reforms under Burke as Cook County State’s Attorney fading?
Hope may be fading among some former prosecutors and law enforcement that the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office under Eileen O'Neill Burke would return to a strict adherence to the law, and not continue advancing the progressive agenda that Kim Foxx championed for eight years.
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Federal judge sides with brothers convicted of murder, exonerated by Kim Foxx in wrongful conviction case
In a wrongful conviction lawsuit, a federal judge rejected a motion by attorneys for retired Chicago police detectives and the city of Chicago
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County settles yet another State's Attorney exoneration case for millions
Cook County has agreed to settle a wrongful conviction lawsuit brought by Robert Bouto, who spent 23 years in prison for the 1993 murder of a 15-year-old on the Northwest Side. At $3.1 million, the settlement is expected to be only a fraction of a possible impending settlement with the city of Chicago.
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A Burke or Fioretti win expected to bring Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office back to adhering to rule of law
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) went off script with Kim Foxx over her eight years in office exonerating scores of convicted murders on questionable claims of police and prosecutorial misconduct.
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Lawyers spar over testing of police documents in Jose Cruz wrongful conviction case
Lawyers defending the city in the Jose Cruz wrongful conviction case have asked a federal judge to delay the testing of samples from the 1993 General Offense Case Report of the murder of a 16-year-old Antwane Douglas at North and Kedzie Avenues. Additionally, the city's defense is asking for the judge to arrange a time when both legal teams' experts can be present at the testing.
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Kim Foxx, proponent of fairness, hit with dual discrimination suit: race and age
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx championed equality and diversity during her tenure in office