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A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a veteran police misconduct investigator against the city and the former chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability who resigned last year.
The lawsuit brought by Matthew Haynam claimed that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was fired by former COPA chief administrator Andrea Kersten in August 2024 after he reported her alleged malfeasance to the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability and the city’s Office of Inspector General.
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A federal judge in Indiana has temporarily barred federal officials from deporting a Chicago man acquitted last month of charges he offered money for the killing of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino. Read more here.
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A native of Melbourne, Australia, the 6-foot-7 Josh Giddey, 23, was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder and then was traded to the Bulls in 2024. He signed a four-year, $100 million contract with the Bulls in early September. Read more here.
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After years of relative reticence at the NBA trade deadline, Artūras Karnišovas, executive vice president of basketball operations, came into this week swinging. Read more here.
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