Former attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and Winston & Strawn LLP law firm partner, Dan Webb is the "third party" lawyer that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel previously mentioned to review and conduct training in the city's law department. He will be assisted by his Winston & Strawn LLP partner Robert Michels, and will be paid at a discounted rate.
While the election of Maithripala Sirisena brings hope for a more humane Sri Lanka, the fact that the country's police and security forces still makes use of inhumane methods towards their prisoners paints a bleak picture for human rights advocates.
A judge in Ohio used a poem to deny a lawsuit filed by a prisoner at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, who accused a guard for not letting him go to the bathroom, causing him to soil his pants.
Philadelphia authorities brought attempted-murder charges Saturday against an alleged ISIS sympathizer who shot a uniformed cop.
