I’m returning to a topic I’ve written about before, the collapsing credibility of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois, and a broader (and justified) crisis of faith in the entire U.S. Department of Justice that’s developed over the last six months.
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The Northern District of Illinois Has Had It With Trump’s Shit
The Northern District of Illinois is the Federal District Court that encompasses Chicago. I clerked for a judge there and then practiced extensively before the judges in the Northern District, and although I didn’t always agree with how the judges ruled (no attorney does), I never questioned their integrity or commitment to the law. This week has only borne out my admiration for the Federal bench in Chicago, as it has repeatedly held the line against an increasingly lawless administration and its fascist shock troops.
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The Assassination of the Fourth Amendment by the Coward, John Roberts
A few weeks ago, I wrote about John Roberts taking a piss on the Fourth Amendment. The practical consequences have been predictably horrifying–particularly in my beloved home town of Chicago
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