Springfield attorney Mary Lee Leahy has spent her life in the public eye, helping to successfully litigate the Pickering v Board of Education Supreme Court case in the 1960s before serving as a delegate to the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention. She served in the Dan Walker administration, and in 1990 successfully presented the Rutan v Republican Party of Illinois case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Mary Lee’s Aunt Rose Marie Comerford, grand uncle George Comerford and baby Mary Lee Cullen.
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Mary Lee’s first communion, with her mother Eva, younger sister Maggie, Mary Lee, and father Henry Lee CullenWhere:
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Sister Maggie and Mary Lee when she was in 8th grade.Where:
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Mary Lee for her high school prom at the Maywood AcademyWhere:
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Wedding portrait from December Where:
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Mary graduated from the University of Chicago Law School.Where:
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Mary Lee with her second daughter, Brigid.Where:
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Mary Lee with her first daughter, Anna.Where:
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Mary Lee and Andy LeahyWhere:
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The family on vacation at Door County, Wisconsin. Brigid and Anna in front, with Andy and Mary Lee.Where:
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Article and Photo taken from Saturday Evening Post.Where:
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Closeup of article from Saturday Evening PostWhere:
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Marvin Pickering on the day he went back to work. He was let go in 1964 for being critical of the school board. The June 1968, 9-0 ruling in his favorWhere:
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Coffee with Mike Shakman (Pictured left to right are John Chico, two fellow candidate for the Constitutional Convention, Mary Lee Leahy and Mike Shakman)Where:
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Mary Lee speaking at the Constitutional Convention Where:
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Mary Lee signs Constitution with an Anna next to her. Where:
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Mary Lee running for Alderman, her mother was happy she lost.Where:
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Gov. Walker at Mary Lee’s house with her parents in Springfield.Where:
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Photo used in campaign literature – Andrew Joseph with kidsWhere:
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Mary Lee steps down as DCFS director. her husband is on the left, Don Schlosser, Communications Director is on the right.Where:
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Official DCFS photoWhere:
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Walkers at the Leahy Home (L to R), Mother, Father, Roberta, Dan, Mary Lee, Anna & Russ Dawes (Head of Mines and Minerals).Where:
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Mary Lee and Andy’s home in rural Menard County, a former Presbyterian SchoolWhere:
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Mary Lee’s 60th Birthday, with Len Despres, independent aldermanWhere:
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Photo of the plaintiff’s team for the Rutan case outside the U.S. Supreme Court: (L to R) Kathryn Eisenhart, Cheryl Jannsen, Cynthia Rutan, Mary Lee, Mike Berz, Dick Johnson. Where:
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Mary Lee’s 60th Birthday, with Len Despres, independent aldermanWhere:
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The Chicago Sun-Times front page, the day Dan Walker completed his famous walk across Illinois.Where:
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A sample of the form used to screen employees for party allegiance before the decision of Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois. (Citation on the source is provided)Where:
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Leahy represented Chicago liberals Billy Singer and Jesse Jackson in a 1972 lawsuit challenging Richard J. Daley’s Democratic Convention delegation. The Chicago Tribune announced the results with a banner headline.
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