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Supremacist

NPR | By Cheryl Corley
Published January 8, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the arrest in Chicago of white supremacist Matt Hale on charges of soliciting the murder of a federal judge. He was arrested as he arrived at federal court for a contempt of court hearing in a trademark infringement lawsuit. The indictment charges Hale with seeking the death of the judge presiding in that suit.

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Cheryl Corley
Cheryl Corley is a Chicago-based NPR correspondent who works for the National Desk. She primarily covers criminal justice issues as well as breaking news in the Midwest and across the country.
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