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Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Lawsuit Against Illinois Sanctuary Measures

The Justice Department had sued the leaders of Illinois, Chicago and Cook County over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, center, has defended the city’s immigration policies.
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Thomas A. Durkin, Civil Liberties Lawyer for the Reviled, Dies at 78

He relished skewering the U.S. government as he represented unpopular defendants in public corruption and national security cases, like those at Guantánamo.

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Thomas A. Durkin in 2012. “He represented the damned of the earth,” a colleague said.
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