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The exterior of the federal courthouse is shown March 9, 2022, in Grand Rapids, Mich. The trial of four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking place inside. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

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EXPLAINER: What’s known about jurors at kidnap-plot trial?
By MICHAEL TARM - AP Legal Affairs Writer
Sat,03/26/22-8:21AM , 72 Reads
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A jury convicted actor Jussie Smollett of five counts of disorderly conduct for staging a racist, anti-gay attack in Chicago and lying to police. (AP Graphic)

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EXPLAINER: What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial?
By MICHAEL TARM - AP Legal Affairs Writer
Wed,03/09/22-10:41PM , 100 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — The twists, turns and oddities of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett’s claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago culminated Thursday with his sentencing.
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A jury convicted actor Jussie Smollett of five counts of disorderly conduct for staging a racist, anti-gay attack in Chicago and lying to police. (AP Graphic)

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EXPLAINER: What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial?
By MICHAEL TARM - AP Legal Affairs Writer
Wed,03/09/22-4:04PM , 138 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — The twists, turns and oddities of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett’s claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago will culminate Thursday with his s
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Erik Eck, a former member of the Latin Kings gang stands in the doorway of his cell at the DuPage County, Ill., Jail displaying tattoos that symbolize his status with the gang, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Wheaton, Ill. Under penalty of a beating or death, Eck pledged when he joined the Latin Kings in Chicago at 13 to adhere to the gang's first rule: "Once a King, always a King." Tattoos that cover his entire body express fealty forever to the gang, one of the nation's largest. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Inmates leaving gangs, stripping tats for jobs, better lives
By MICHAEL TARM - AP Legal Affairs Writer
Fri,03/04/22-5:48AM , 105 Reads
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — Under penalty of a beating or death, Erik Eck pledged at age 13 to adhere to the Latin Kings' first rule: “Once a King, always a King.” Tattoos that bedeck his entire body express his fealty forever to one of the largest gangs in the U.S.
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