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April 16, 2023
Author and scholar Kent Roach looks back on Gladue case, where he argues the accused felt the need to plead guilty despite having a valid defence.
April 15, 2023
One hundred and fifteen years after the execution of Joe James in Springfield, Illinois, lawyers and law students from the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions in Chicago are part of a team that has filed a petition seeking a posthumous pardon for James.
April 13, 2023
Two proposed bills would expand executions in the state with the highest number of death row exonerations.
April 6, 2023
At best, these are simple solutions. At worst, they are political snake oil
April 5, 2023
Dr. Michael Pollanen testified that his conclusion on why the child died was “reasonable,” and the prosecutor called him a “qualified” expert.
April 5, 2023
Dr. Michael Pollanen testified that his conclusion on why the child died was “reasonable,” and the prosecutor called him a “qualified” expert.
April 2, 2023
A group of legal minds is hoping to have the man, whose prolonged trial and execution was the catalyst for the Illinois 1908 race riot, pardoned for an
March 29, 2023
A pardon is sought for the Black man executed in 1908 in Springfield, Illinois, leading to race riots and the NAACP's creation.
March 28, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Joe James, a Black man, was asleep under a tree when he was grabbed, beaten and then arrested for the murder of a white man in Springfield, Illinois. Before he was put on trial and later executed, a white mob seeking vengeance for the crime James was accused of committing took […]
March 28, 2023
Joe James, a Black man, was asleep under a tree when he was grabbed, beaten and then arrested for the murder of a white man in Springfield, Illinois.