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Man Pardoned of Double Murder Has Civil Suit Revived
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
Johnnie Lee Savory was convicted of a double murder in 1977 - when he was just 14 years old. His first conviction was thrown out when the courts found his...
It's All Fun and 'The Game' Until Somebody Gets Hurt
By Jeremy Conrad, Esq. | Last updated on
Reality dating shows like “The Bachelor” thrive on drama and scandal, but a VH1 Bachelor-like show called “She’s Got Game” took things a little too far....
7th Circuit: Prisoner Cannot Marry His Former Prison Psychologist
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
In a tale of secret engagements and ignoring professional rules, a recent decision by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals put one Wisconsin inmate's marriage...
Fiction or Felony? An Uber Driver's Facebook Posts Inspire Fear
By Jeremy Conrad, Esq. | Last updated on
Noise pollution and a lawsuit filed by a pedestrian led to a Chicago Uber driver’s series of chilling threats on Facebook. Fortunately, the mass murder and...
Lawsuit Over Unsanitary Water Conditions at Illinois Jail Moves Forward
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
The 7th Circuit recently ruled in favor of detainees who claim the Lake County Sheriff failed to provide enough water to support sanitary conditions at the...
Inmates Have No Expectation of Privacy When It Comes to Visual Body-Cavity Searches
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
It's accepted legal precedent that jail and prison inmates have fewer Fourth Amendment protections when incarcerated. But what few expectations of privacy they...
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