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  Appeals court: Deal means man can't sue city, cops for alleged coverup to help cop accused of pushing him out window

  By Dan Churney | Wednesday, Feb 12, 2020 @ 9:05pm

  Appeals court says the settlement prevents all lawsuits for all claims relating to the incident, including the alleged scheme to protect the officer.

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  Appeals court rules Cook County Sheriff Dart shouldn’t be blamed for loss of jail inmates’ property

  By Dan Churney | Monday, Aug 27, 2018 @ 4:00pm

  A Chicago federal appeals has refused to upset a jury’s verdict against onetime Cook County Jail inmates, who alleged in a lawsuit the sheriff violated their constitutional rights by not protecting their possessions when they were booked, saying plaintiffs failed to show any crime was committed, much less a breach of their rights.

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