Lawyers move to disqualify judges; torture allegations spark move in Ill
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An attempt to disqualify Illinois judges is discussed. The disqualification would keep these judges from hearing more of the cases concerning the controversy that then-Chicago police commander Jon Burge let policemen under him use methods in police questioning later charged by defendants as being torture.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2003
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Hardball tactics slow the 'good guys;' lawyers, plaintiffs blink, settle for less in Alaska power cases
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The Alaska power industry's using hardball litigation tactics to stop activists' resistance against the location of a power line in an environmentally sensitive area is discussed. These tactics included threatening a SLAPP suit
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2001
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Death row clemency attacked by prosecutors; they call some inmates ineligible
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Attacks by Illinois prosecutors against Governor George Ryan's mass commutation of death row inmates is discussed. The state supreme court has rejected prosecutors' challenges.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2003
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