8th Amendment Violation – Sentencing
Jevon Dion Jackson appeals the trial court’s denial of his postconviction motion seeking resentencing.
Sentencing Guidelines
For his part in the armed robbery of a credit union, Napoleon Foster was convicted of robbing a financial institution, using a firearm during the robbery, and possessing a firearm as a felon.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Petitioner‐appellant Cornell Reynolds seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Geometry Milton was convicted by a Wisconsin jury of first‐degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime.
Postconviction Motion Denied – Laches Doctrine
Jay Thompson’s efforts to obtain a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 foundered, as so many do, on procedural default—specifically, the decision of Indiana’s judiciary to reject his postconviction petition under that state’s laches doctrine.
Sufficiency of Evidence
An Indiana judge appointed Robert Stochel as receiver for Tip Top Supermarkets, Inc., while its proprietors were embroiled in protracted litigation.
Sufficiency of Evidence
A jury convicted Joel Rivera of aiding and abetting a pair of Hobbs Act robberies and his friend’s use of a firearm during them.
Advertising – Freedom of Expression
16-1195 Women’s Health Link, Inc. v. Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corp.
Scope of Coverage – Insurance
2013AP613; 2013AP687 Wisconsin Pharmacal Company, LLC v. Nebraska Cultures of California, Inc., et al
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
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