Justice Survives Impeachment Bid
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The Illinois Supreme Court justice who wrote the fiercely disputed Baby Richard ruling survived an impeachment effort over his attempts to duck traffic tickets and other alleged abuses of power. A state House panel voted, 8-2, against impeaching 63-year-old James Heiple. The justice has charged that he is a victim of lingering resentment over the Baby Richard ruling, the 1994 decision that took a 4-year-old boy away from his adoptive parents.
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