Anita Alvarez
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Debate: Kim Foxx’s Fidelity To Law
Dec 19, 2016(Comments: 2)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... -
Kim Foxx: Prosecutorial Reform
Dec 8, 2016(Comments: 2)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... -
Alvarez and McGinty: Being Careful What I Wish For
Mar 24, 2016(Comments: 1)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”... -
Be Careful What You Wish For, McGinty & Alvarez Edition
Mar 22, 2016(Comments: 4)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... -
Alvarez & McGinty Out, But Will Anything Change?
Mar 21, 2016(Comments: 3)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... -
Chicago: Pay More Money, Fix No Problems
Mar 21, 2016(Comments: 0)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... -
Fault Lines Links – Grand Juror Requests Re-Opening Of Caroline Small Police Shooting Case
Feb 17, 2016(Comments: 1)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... -
Have Some Sympathy For Anita Alvarez
Jan 27, 2016(Comments: 7)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... -
Fault Lines Links – Chicago Releases Video Of Cedrick Chatman Death
Jan 15, 2016(Comments: 0)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... -
Fault Lines Links – Anita Alvarez Asks FBI To Investigate Chicago Police Double Shooting
Jan 4, 2016(Comments: 0)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...