Anita Alvarez

December 19, 2016 (Fault Lines) –  Ed. Note: The question was raised whether Kim Foxx, the new Cook County, Illinois, State’s Attorney, who defeated Anita Alvarez, would do any better. Foxx announced some changes to her office’s...

December 8, 2016 (Fault Lines) — After defeating Anita Alvarez in the Democratic primary and the formality of the general election, Kim Foxx took over as Cook County State’s Attorney last week. Following through on some...

Mar. 24, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — My co-blogger Andrew King recently concern-trolled my and Greenfield’s approvals of the primary elections that displaced Anita Alvarez and Tim McGinty. His warning to “be careful what wish for”...

Mar. 22, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Prosecutors lose elections. Really, it does happen. We are told that it is a rare occurrence, but still it happens. As it so happens this time around, a number of...

Mar. 21, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Bye Anita, Bye Tim. I have never promised anything but blood, tears, toil, and sweat. Now, however, the bright gleam has caught the helmets of our soldiers, and warmed and...

Mar. 21, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The economic impact of Chicago’s police misconduct has been revealed. Over twelve years, the city has paid out over six hundred million dollars in settlement fees to victims of Chicago...

Feb. 17, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Good morning folks – here are your links: A Georgia grand juror has formally requested the reopening of the 2010 police shooting of Caroline Small, claiming Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson mishandled the...

Jan. 27, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — On October 20, 2014, Laquan McDonald was killed by Chicago police officers. Hey, those sorts of things happen in big cities, right? Sadly, so. But it’s not often that they...

Jan. 15, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Morning folks, here’s what you need to know: Surveillance footage of the shooting of 17-year old Cedrick Chatman by Chicago officers in 2013 was made public after the city of Chicago reversed its opposition...

Jan. 4, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Welcome back folks, here’s what you missed: Cook County State Attorney Anita Alvarez has requested that the FBI join the investigation into the fatal shooting of Bettie Jones and Quintonio LeGrier by...