Cook County Public Defender
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Recent News About Cook County Public Defender
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The plaintiffs assert Chicago Police routinely deny arrestees their rights to communicate with an attorney or their family when they are taken into custody and interrogated.
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Cook County’s chief judge has extended the COVID-induced shutdown of nearly all county court proceedings until mid-May, at the earliest, and this time will close some courthouses, while also requiring virtually all remaning activity to be conducted by videoconference.
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The payout for the lawyers is equivalent to 44% of what the alleged victims would receive.
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A federal judge ruled that various lawsuits claiming officials have failed to curb rampant abuse of female employees visiting Cook County Jail will remain largely intact, according to an opinion filed June 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
