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Prison shank: https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/0/0EE1E9783C2A9C9D8525852700504E8C/$file/18-5068-1832659.pdf
Smart mouth QI: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0083p-06.pdf
Carousel Farms: https://ij.org/case/woodcrest-homes-inc-v-carousel-farms-metro-dis/
Task Force accountability: https://ij.org/case/brownback-v-king/
Police theft: https://ij.org/press-release/police-stole-225k-in-cash-and-coins-and-the-courts-said-okay/

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