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Chicago to pay $48M over 3 wrongful convictions for murder, arson
The city of Chicago will pay $48 million to three men who were wrongfully convicted of aggravated arson and double murder in a 1986 house fire alleged to have been gang-related.
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Northwestern law school dean to step down
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Dean Hari M. Osofsky will step down later this year, she announced Wednesday.
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Trump asks SCOTUS to block watchdog access to DOGE documents
The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block court orders requiring Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over documents about its operations to a government watchdog group.
By Mark Sherman
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Federal judge moves suit against oil companies back to state court
The city of Chicago can pursue a lawsuit alleging that several prominent oil companies misrepresented the harmful nature of their products in a state court, a federal judge ruled.