The Law: Chicago Mop-Up

Most of the names and faces in the Chicago federal courtroom were familiar. They evoked flashbacks heavy with history: the riots at the 1968 Democratic convention, the Chicago Seven trial with its flamboyant rhetoric and shouting matches, the sympathy demonstrations and trashing sprees across the country. But so much had changed since those days that it was difficult to call back the passion or the classic clash between the radical antiwar movement and the criminal-justice system. By the time three of the original defendants and one of their lawyers were found guilty last...