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- Carpenter v. United States, No. 16-402
Court Filing · 2018
Supreme Court of the United States
Carpenter v. United States (2018): the Supreme Court held that getting seven days of a person's cell phone location history is a search that requires a…
- CBS News: Laptop Data Copy Showed No Tampering (2022)
News Report · 2022
Catherine Herridge and Graham Kates, CBS News
CBS News, November 2022: a forensic firm it hired, Computer Forensics Services, found no sign the laptop data copy was altered, faked or tampered with, and…
- CCDH: Statement for the Record Naming Mike Adams (2021)
Document · 2021
Imran Ahmed, Center for Countering Digital Hate
Imran Ahmed, Center for Countering Digital Hate, November 2021: a statement submitted to a House subcommittee that names Mike Adams, Natural News and Brighteon among anti-vaccine…
- CDC MMWR: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk (2025)
Government Record · 2025
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC, 2025: reports a 171-case Salmonella outbreak from September 2023 to March 2024 tied to raw milk sold commercially. The agency's own investigation.
- CDC: Raw Milk (2025)
Government Record · 2025
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC's consumer page, January 2025: says raw milk can carry germs like E. coli, Listeria and Salmonella, names higher-risk groups, and advises against drinking it. The…
- CDPH Guidance for the Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission for Gatherings
Government Record · 2020
California Department of Public Health
The guidance limited covered private gatherings to three households. Restaurant sector rules must be analyzed separately rather than automatically importing the private-gathering cap into a restaurant…
- CFSR Round 4 Statewide Data Indicators Workbook
Government Record · 2024
Children's Bureau
The federal review measure for abuse of children while in foster care: 9.07 victimizations per 100,000 days in care nationally.
- Chatrie v. United States, No. 25-112
Court Filing · 2026
Supreme Court of the United States
Chatrie v. United States (Supreme Court, June 2026): the Court held that police getting a person's Google location data is a Fourth Amendment search, and sent…
- Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1984)
Court Filing · 1984
Supreme Court of the United States (Stevens, J.)
U.S. Supreme Court, June 1984: created 'Chevron deference.' If a law was unclear, courts had to accept an agency's reasonable reading of it instead of deciding…
- Chicago Man Charged with Promoting Prostitution While on Probation
Government Record · 2023
Cook County Sheriff's Office
The Cook County Sheriff's Office charged Erick Johnson with promoting prostitution while on probation. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
- Chicago Mayor Defends Hairstylist Visit Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
News Report · 2020
NBC News
News reports Lightfoot’s haircut and her defense, including that the stylist wore a mask and gloves. It verifies the quotation but is not the requested official…
- Chicago’s Vehicle Sticker Law: How a Ticket Price Hike Led to Debt for Black Drivers
News Report · 2018
ProPublica Illinois
ProPublica reported that late penalties and collections could raise the cost to $488 and that drivers owed about $275 million for sticker tickets issued since 2012.…
- Child Maltreatment 2020
Government Record · 2022
Children's Bureau
The federal government's national abuse and neglect report for 2020: about 3.9 million referrals, 2.12 million reports investigated or assessed, and 618,000 victims.
- Child Maltreatment 2024
Government Record · 2026
Children's Bureau
The federal government's latest national report on child abuse and neglect: an estimated 532,228 victims, 63.3% of them neglect only. Foster parents were 1,988 of the…
- Child Welfare Agencies Draw on a Range of Federal Funding Sources, Such as Title IV-E
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2024
Child Trends
Child Trends' survey found state child welfare agencies spent $16.8 billion in federal money in state fiscal 2022.
- Child Welfare Outcomes Report Data Site
Government Record · 2026
Administration for Children and Families
The federal Child Welfare Outcomes data site. Its national measure reports that 58.4% of children reunified with their families in 2024 went home within 12 months…
- Child Welfare: HHS Should Clarify Guidance on Funding for Youth in Congregate Care, GAO-26-107592
Government Record · 2026
Government Accountability Office
GAO's 2026 report on federal funding for youth in group care. It says federal Title IV-E spending was about $9.5 billion in fiscal 2023.
- City Clerk Anna M. Valencia and Mayor Lightfoot Announce Historic City Sticker Debt Relief
Government Record · 2019
Office of the Chicago City Clerk
The 2019 reforms introduced sticker debt relief and changed enforcement policies. Later 2019-2021 reforms altered fees and boot practices, so historical fine and impound figures should…
- City of Chicago v. Fulton, 592 U.S. 154 (2021), No. 19-357
Court Filing · 2021
Supreme Court of the United States
The Court ruled for Chicago on the §362(a)(3) question and vacated the Seventh Circuit judgment. It did not resolve every automatic-stay or turnover theory.
- Civil Asset Forfeiture
Government Record · 2026
Circuit Court of Cook County
The official page confirms Calendar 13 civil asset forfeiture proceedings in Daley Center Courtroom 1707.
- Civil Division FY 2009 Performance Budget Congressional Submission
Government Record · 2008
U.S. Department of Justice
DOJ records Purdue Frederick’s felony plea and three executives’ misdemeanor pleas, accepted July 20, 2007. It reports fines, penalties, and restitution totaling $634,515,475.
- Clinton v. City of New York (1998)
Court Filing · 1998
Supreme Court of the United States (Stevens, J.)
U.S. Supreme Court, June 1998: struck down the Line Item Veto Act, which let the President cancel parts of signed laws. Justice Kennedy's concurrence quoted Madison's…
- Commonwealth Edison Agrees to Pay $200 Million to Resolve Federal Criminal Investigation
Government Record · 2020
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois
ComEd admitted conduct described in the bribery charge and agreed to a three-year DPA and $200 million payment. A DPA is not a criminal conviction.
- Commonwealth v. McCarthy, SJC-12750
Court Filing · 2020
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth v. McCarthy (Massachusetts high court, 2020): four cameras on two bridges did not violate privacy, but the court said widespread plate reader use could.