In Forma Pauperis – Revocation
Marcus Durham is seeking to appeal from the district court’s order revoking his supervised release and imposing a sentence of an additional 30 months in prison.
Due Process Violation
In 1963 the Supreme Court announced that the prosecution team has a duty under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to turn over material, exculpatory evidence to criminal defendants.
Defamation Claim
The Board of Forensic Document Examiners brought a defamation action alleging reputational harm from an article published in an American Bar Association law journal.
Tribal Sovereignty
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701–21, establishes a framework under which tribes may conduct gambling on land held in trust for their use.
Withdrawal of Motion – Court Error – Dismissal
Pearl Carter moved to voluntarily dismiss the complaint that she had filed against Michael Morelli, Jeffrey Henderson, and the City of Alton.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
Linno Llenos died engaging in an act known as autoerotic asphyxiation.
FDCPA Violation – Bona Fide Error
Mehdi Abdollahzadeh opened a credit-card account with MBNA America Bank in 1998 and used it to make various personal, family, and household purchases.
Habeas Corpus – Extradition
Mexico asked the United States to extradite appellant Rodolfo Deiby Burgos Noeller for the 2015 murder of Rosa Lorena Jacobo Carrillo in Mexico City.
Dueling memos: Civil Justice Council responds to lawmaker’s letter to budget-writing panel
The Wisconsin Civil Justice Council isn’t backing down on statements it made about the separate, policy-recommending Judicial Council in a recent memo to lawmakers on the state’s budget-writing committee
Weekly Case Digests – May 27, 2019 – May 31, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – May 27, 2019 – May 31, 2019
Chicago lawyer faces license suspension in Wisconsin
A Chicago lawyer is faced with a six-month license suspension in Wisconsin over misconduct he committed in his home state.
Committee to vote on drunken-driving bills
A panel of lawmakers is again scheduled to vote on proposals to change some of the state’s drunken-driving laws.
Legal News
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
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- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Katherine Metzger
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
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