In The News

Prosecutors agreed to drop all 17 felony charges against [State Representative} Ford in exchange for his guilty plea to a single misdemeanor tax count
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, August 4, 2014

LaShawn Ford sentenced to probation
Paul Meincke, ABC 7 Chicago, November 14, 2014

Defense Attorney: Accused Terrorist Questioned for 10 Hours Before Being Read Rights
Tammy Leitner and Lisa Capitanini, NBC Chicago, April 21, 2015

Occupy

• Judge tosses Occupy Chicago park arrests
  David Heinzmann, Tribune, September 27, 2012
• 92 Occupy Chicago protesters have cases dismissed
  Sarah Schulte, ABC Chicago, September 27, 2012
• Judge dismisses charges against 92 Occupy Chicago demonstrators
  David Bailey, Reuters, September 27, 2012

NATO Three

• Found guilty of mob action and arson, but not terror charges
  Steve Schmadeke, Tribune, February 07, 2014
• Jury Finds NATO 3 Guilty Of Lesser Charges
  John Dodge, CBS Chicago,February 7, 2014
• NATO 3 defense hails ‘huge victory’— prosecutor insists ‘this is not a defeat’
  RUMMANA HUSSAIN AND TINA SFONDELES, Sun-Times, February 7, 2014
• NATO 3 Indicted, But Prosecutors Keeping Details Secret
  June 12, 2012

Mohamud

• Final sentence in Somali terror case
  Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, January 31, 2014
• Immigrant Gets 6 Years for Funding Terrorist Group Al-Shabaab
  Andie Adams, NBC San Diego, January 31, 2014
• Fourth Somali sent to prison in terrorist funding case
  Tony Perry, LA Times, January 31, 2014

Daoud

• Defense in Loop bomb plot case to get secret terror court filings
  Jason Meisner, Tribune, January 29, 2014
• Chicago Bomb-Sting Defense Lawyer Can See FISA Papers
  Andrew Harris and Steven Church, Bloomberg, January 30, 2014
• Chicago federal court case raises questions about NSA surveillance
  Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, June 21, 2013

U.S. teen accused of trying to join ISIS
Wolf Blitzer, CNN, October 13, 2014

Our son was brainwashed by ISIS.
Anderson Cooper, CNN 360, January 15, 2015

Civil rights hero caught in corruption probe to begin serving sentence
Wayne Drash, CNN, January 4, 2010

Chicago cab driver gets 7 1/2 years in terrorism case
Michael Tarm, Associated Press, June 8, 2012

Terror suspect hires big name lawyers
Chuck Goudie, ABC 7 Chicago, December 7, 2010

Rediscovered video tapes show 9/11 suspect being questioned
Pam Benson, CNN, August 17, 2010

Toiling to Keep the Criminal Justice System Honest
John Flynn Rooney, Leading Lawyers Network Magazine, December 2009

The Dark side
Chuck Goudie, ABC 7 Chicago, June 10, 2009

Gitmo Get-Together
Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, March 2, 2009

Relatives of 9/11 Victims Add a Passionate Layer to Guantánamo Debate
William Glaberson, The New York Times, December 9, 2008

Detainee Lawyers to Use Ruling for New Attacks
William Glaberson, The New York Times, June 14, 2008

Accused 9/11 mastermind asks judge to be executed
Andrew O. Selsky, USA Today/Associated Press, June 5, 2008

Illinois prisons expert acquitted of bribery
Michael Higgins, Chicago Tribune, May 8, 2008

Corruption Case Draws Interest in Chicago
Monica Davey, The New York Times, May 11, 2006