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# *Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago*

Published By Encounter Books 

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June 3, 2026 12 - 1 PM EDT 

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[Randy E. Barnett](/people/randy-barnett)

Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown University Law Center, and Faculty Director, Georgetown Center for the Constitution

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What does life on the front lines of criminal justice actually look like—and what can it teach us about the state of American law today? Please join us for a discussion with Randy Barnett on his new memoir, *Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago*, a gripping behind-the-scenes account of his years as a young prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Ever wonder what it’s really like to be a criminal prosecutor in a city like Chicago? Felony Review is a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of the years Randy Barnett spent as a young prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office during the late 1970s and early 1980s—an era of violent crime and widespread corruption in the criminal courts of Chicago.

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