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Those seeking to sue ICE for injuries or damage face an uphill battle
Undocumented immigrants seeking damages from ICE for injuries or property damage must navigate the Federal Tort Claims Act, which requires a six-month agency review before lawsuits, limits damages, and bars suing individual officers, making legal success difficult.
Federal judge tosses Buffalo Wild Wings lawsuit that has ‘no meat on its bones’
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming Buffalo Wild Wings misled customers by selling boneless wings that are not actual wing meat.
Judge orders ICE agents in Chicago area to wear cameras
A Chicago federal judge ordered ICE agents to wear body cameras amid protests and clashes over immigration raids that led to more than 1,000 arrests.
Segregation among issues Chicago faces 100 years after riots
On a hot July day in 1919, a black 17-year-old swimming in Lake Michigan drifted in a dangerous direction — toward the white section of a Chicago beach. White beachgoers, […]
Segregation among issues Chicago faces 100 years after riots
On a hot July day in 1919, a black 17-year-old swimming in Lake Michigan drifted in a dangerous direction — toward the white section of a Chicago beach. White beachgoers, […]
Computer algorithm helps reopen dozens of Chicago cold cases
The bodies turned up in some of Chicago‘s most derelict places: alleys, abandoned buildings, weed-choked lots and garbage containers. The victims were mostly black women who had been strangled or […]
Computer algorithm helps reopen dozens of Chicago cold cases
The bodies turned up in some of Chicago‘s most derelict places: alleys, abandoned buildings, weed-choked lots and garbage containers. The victims were mostly black women who had been strangled or […]
Lawyer enters not guilty plea for R. Kelly in sex abuse case
R&B singer R. Kelly’s attorney entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client Monday as the singer faces multiple charges of sexual abuse in Chicago. Kelly, one of […]
Lawyer enters not guilty plea for R. Kelly in sex abuse case
R&B singer R. Kelly’s attorney entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client Monday as the singer faces multiple charges of sexual abuse in Chicago. Kelly, one of […]
Chicago verdict raises hope of greater police accountability
A rare scene in the American justice system unfolded Friday in a Chicago courthouse: A white officer stood before a mostly white jury and was convicted of killing a black […]
Chicago verdict raises hope of greater police accountability
A rare scene in the American justice system unfolded Friday in a Chicago courthouse: A white officer stood before a mostly white jury and was convicted of killing a black […]
New Partners 2013: Missouri roots
Many new partners at law firms in Missouri have at least this much in common: A degree from one of the state’s four law schools.
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