Shamario Brown has been a big winner in the criminal courts, where he’s been repeatedly acquitted of serious charges by Champaign County juries.
Jim Dey
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Diving back in to another round of quick takes on people and events that were being talked about this week:
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The political dispute between Champaign County Executive Darlene Kloeppel and her fellow Democrats on the county board has been dressed in up …
When a man bites a dog, it is news. But when a dog bites a man, it’s frequently litigation.
The Watergate scandal of nearly 50 years ago was a time of high political drama that lead to the shotgun resignation of President Richard Nixon.
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Diving back in to another round of quick takes on people and events that were being talked about this week:
Illinois legislators passed groundbreaking legislation earlier this year designed to make dramatic changes in the way police and the courts de…
When lawyers are called on the carpet by the state’s attorney-disciplinary body, they usually are contrite with a capital “C.”