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Chicago to Challenge $120 Million Verdict for Wrongfully Convicted Men After 16 Years in Prison

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Chicago, Illinois – Attorneys for the city have announced plans to challenge a federal jury’s decision that awarded $120 million to two men wrongfully convicted in a 2003 murder case. John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell, who were both adolescents at the time of their arrests, spent over 16 years in prison before their convictions were overturned in 2019. All charges against them regarding the murder of 18-year-old Christopher Collazo were later dropped by prosecutors. Throughout their legal battle, Fulton and Mitchell have maintained that they were coerced into providing false confessions during intense police interrogations. … Read more

"From Lies to Redemption: The Unlikely Bond Between a Wrongfully Imprisoned Man and His Accuser"

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BATON ROUGE, La. — A fabricated robbery claim altered the lives of two men for more than two decades, highlighting systemic flaws in the justice system and the lasting consequences of wrongful convictions. Bobby Gumpright, then an 18-year-old, invented a story after spending his paycheck on drugs, falsely accusing Jermaine Hudson, a Black man, of robbing him at gunpoint in New Orleans in 1999. The web of deceit escalated when law enforcement asked Gumpright to identify his alleged assailant from a lineup. Following a traffic stop, Hudson was arrested, expecting to return home to his … Read more

U.S. Official Suspended as Court Demands Wrongfully Deported Salvadoran Asylum-Seeker’s Return Amid Due Process Violations

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Washington — The U.S. Department of Justice has taken disciplinary action against attorney Erez Reuveni, placing him on administrative leave following a court admission that the Department had erred administratively in the deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an immigrant from El Salvador. Garcia, having initially entered the United States illegally, was fleeing death threats from the notorious El Salvadorian gang, Barrio 18, which had terrorized his family. Despite moving locations several times, the family remained under threat. In March 2019, when facing deportation, Garcia sought asylum and the protection of the Convention Against Torture. … Read more

Justice Department Contests Court’s Mandate to Return Man Wrongfully Deported Over Alleged Gang Ties

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Washington, D.C. – The Department of Justice has challenged a federal court order requiring the facilitation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States, following his contentious deportation to El Salvador, underscored by what has been termed an “administrative error.” This move has also led to the suspension of the DOJ attorney who conceded that the deportation was a mistake. Garcia, a Maryland resident who had previously been protected from deportation, found himself deported to El Salvador’s infamous Cecot prison last month. The DOJ’s legal team has referred to the federal judge’s order to … Read more