Recent Articles from dmc-admin
Sentence Modification – Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons
Appellant Eural Black is serving a forty-year sentence in federal prison for firearm, robbery, and drug offenses that he committed as a Chicago police officer.
Probable Cause – Warrantless Search – Suppression of Evidence
In 2018, a state police officer sought and obtained a warrant to search Defendant Edward Woodfork’s home based on the officer’s orchestration of several controlled-buy drug transactions involving Woodfork.
Summary Judgment – Sanctions
Justin Castelino was suspended from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for a semester for academic misconduct.
Sufficiency of Evidence
On March 22, 2009, a jury found Luis Villavicencio‐Serna guilty of first‐degree murder of Armando Huerta Jr. Scant physical evidence linked him to the charge.
Prejudgment Interest
In 2016, a manufacturer of recreational vehicles delivered 21 new RVs to a group of affiliated dealers.
Insurance Claim – Policy Limits
Plaintiff Cody Christopherson has appealed from a grant of summary judgment in favor of his home insurance company, defendant American Strategic Insurance Corporation, known as ASI.
Equitable Tolling
James Ademiju, a Nigerian citizen, seeks to vacate his conviction for healthcare fraud.
Interlocutory Appeal – Qualified Immunity
Plaintiff Percy Taylor was fired from his job as a police officer with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.
Sentencing Guidelines – Supervised Release
A jury convicted Michael Jarigese of nine counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1346, and one count of bribery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2).
Report: Wisconsin police budgets were cut prior to protests
Police departments across Wisconsin saw their budgets cut and number of sworn officers reduced before the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis and the national "defund police" debate, a report released Tuesday showed.
DNR board member says lawsuit to oust him is political (UPDATE)
Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding that a judge remove the GOP-appointed chairman of the Department of Natural Resources policy board from his position, a request designed to give Gov. Tony Evers control of a panel that decides state environmental policy.
Family of man killed during Kenosha protests files lawsuit
The family of one of the two men fatally shot during a demonstration against police violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has filed a federal civil lawsuit against local law enforcement, accusing officers of facilitating Kyle Rittenhouse's attacks.
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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