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Interview: G. Robert Blakey

PBS
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...
84 months ago

Judge known as ‘Son of RICO’ will use expertise overseeing Madigan trial

Chicago Tribune
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 his family...
1 month ago

What is racketeering? The crime, explained

CNN
The Chicago Mafia. The Gambino family. The Lucchese family. These notorious groups dominated organized crime in Chicago and New York for decades –- until...
2 months ago

Judge pushes Madigan corruption trial to October

WGN-TV
A federal judge on Wednesday granted a six month delay in former Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan's corruption trial.
10 months ago

Madigan trial delayed until October for SCOTUS review of bribery statute

Capitol News Illinois
Prosecutors are urging a federal judge not to entertain former House Speaker Mike Madigan's motion to delay his April 1 racketeering and bribery trial while...
10 months ago

Judge denies defense motions as Madigan case heads to trial next week

The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A judge on Wednesday denied former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's motion to dismiss some of the charges he faces before...
2 months ago

Illinois Speaker's Bribery Trial Awaits Supreme Court Ruling (1)

Bloomberg Law News
The public corruption trial of Illinois' longest-serving speaker of the House was postponed six months while a federal judge waits for a US Supreme Court...
10 months ago

Michael Madigan Makes First In-Person Court Appearance as Federal Racketeering Trial Pushed Back to October

WTTW News
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan appeared in court in person for the first time Wednesday, as a judge pushed back his upcoming federal trial.
10 months ago

Judge in ex-House Speaker's corruption case wants to keep trial on schedule

The Center Square
The judge overseeing former House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption case said Thursday he wants to proceed to trial in October despite a Supreme Court...
5 months ago

Jury selection winds down, opening statements on deck in Madigan corruption case

The Center Square
With jury selection expected to wrap up Monday in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, prosecutors and defense attorneys are...
1 month ago