U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey, who will oversee the Madigan trial, is viewed as well-suited for complex RICO cases even apart from...
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The Chicago Mafia. The Gambino family. The Lucchese family. These notorious groups dominated organized crime in Chicago and New York for...
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After five days of jury selection in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the court is still looking for a twelfth juror and...
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Mathew Blakey Obituary Beloved by many and deeply cherished, Mathew Robert Blakey ,35, of Belton, Texas, bid farewell to this world on April...
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Notre Dame law professor G. Robert Blakey is a recognized expert on organized crime and an authority on the JFK assassination. He is the author of the 1981...
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John Robert Blakey is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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Matt Feeney '79, '83 JD, spent a year teaching in a Catholic elementary school in Phoenix as part of the Holy Cross Associates, a post-graduate service program.
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I've been studying the John F. Kennedy assassination for more than 50 years. I have more than 50 books on the life, administration,...
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