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Warrantless Search – Exclusionary Rule
Paul Huskisson appeals his conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Signature Requirement – Constitutionality – Strict Scrutiny
Before Edward Acevedo could appear on the 2018 Democratic primary ballot for Cook County Sheriff, he had to obtain a certain number of voter signatures on a nominating petition.
Wrongful Termination
Janice LaRiviere is an African‐ American woman who worked at Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville (“SIUE”) for fifteen years.
FDCPA Violation
The bottom line of our opinion can be succinctly stated: no harm, no foul.
Immigration – Removal Order
Petitioner Julio Cesar Najera-Rodriguez is a lawful permanent resident of the United States. In 2016, an Illinois state court convicted him of unlawful possession of several Xanax pills without a prescription.
Probable Cause – Suppression of Evidence
Mark Turner persuaded Demontae Bell to help him sell several stolen firearms.
Vacatur of Consent Decree
Indiana counties must maintain a three‐member election board, made up of the circuit court clerk and two individuals the clerk appoints, one “from each of the major political parties of the county.”
4th Amendment Violation
Officer Curtis Squires received a crime-in-progress notification while patrolling in Bloomington, Illinois during the late evening hours of September 21, 2017.
Quia Timet Claims
Although linguists call Latin a “dead language,” legal nomenclature dies hard.
Court Error – Sentencing
A jury found appellant Devan Pierson guilty of possessing drugs with intent to distribute and two related firearm crimes.
Court Error – Restitution
In federal criminal law, the amount of restitution for a fraud conviction depends on the victims’ actual losses, regardless of whether the defendant intended larger losses.
Polls
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- 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
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Benjamin Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dustin T. Woehl
- 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
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula
