Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
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Former Cook County Judge James R. Brown's brief noted that current Illinois appeals court justice Ramon Ocasio III continues to publish a regular column in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Those columns, they note, have included controversial topics, including "'the abolition of policing' through the lens of the Native American 'indigenous resistance' who view police officers as 'foot soldiers of U.S. occupation, racism, and misogyny;' the 'pervasive influence of white supremacy' evidenced in our 'legal frameworks, societal norms, and economic systems'; the teaching of critical race theory in public schools; and referencing Defendant Chief Justice Neville Jr. to advocate for a more diverse judiciary."
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According to IL Democrats, only Democratic socialists have free speech. Others get punished.
There’s a fee on the illinios supreme court that should be out.
When a judge tells someone serving a summons THEY are not at home, anyone else would go to jail.
Apparently judges are above the law.