Illustration by Stephen Kroninger.
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Anita Alvarez: “I took an oath… to defend the constitution of the state of Illinois and I believe that’s what I’m doing.” AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File.
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Caroline Hurtado: “The attorney acting as a claims adjuster is just performing a business function, not a legal function, and there’s no privilege for business decisions.” Illustration by Viktor Koen.
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Troy Klyber, IP manager for the Art Institute of Chicago, sees participation in Google’s Art Project as a means to further its public mission. Photo by Saverio Truglia.
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Judge Raymond Dougan’s leniency has prosecutors routinely asking for his recusal, and defendants referring to him as Judge Let-Me-Go. Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images.
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Kaleem Caire says lack of male guidance is a problem for boys in many minority families. Photo by Associated Press.
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District Attorney Richard Brown is standing by his office’s controversial booking interrogation program. Photo by Chip Fast/Reuters/Corbis
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Illustration by Viktor Koen.
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Drum major Robert Champion took part in the Florida A&M marching band’s halftime performance on Nov. 19, 2011, and died later that evening from massive injuries sustained while being subjected to a brutal hazing ritual. Photo by The Tampa Tribune/Joseph Brown III.
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Illustration by Viktor Koen
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Voter ID laws cast into relief the tension between promoting electoral participation and preventing election fraud. Photo by AP Photo/Star Tribune, Kyndell Harkness.
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A judge has given a thumbs-down to the Facebook “like,” leaving some rather puzzled. Photo by AP Photo/Paul Sakuma.
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