Recent Articles from Associated Press
Commercial Real Estate
In June 2018, Stellar Center – Hobart LLC (“Stellar”) and OneLegacy entered into a lease of commercial real estate for a three-year period commencing on July 1, 2018, and terminating on June 30, 2021.
Jury Instruction
The State charged Kyle Darnell with three offenses, including being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Newly Discovered Evidence- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Fue Lor appeals a judgment convicting him of several child sex offenses and possession of child pornography.
Sex Offender Residency Restrictions
In 2008, the town of Paris, in rural Kenosha County of Wisconsin, implemented an ordinance titled "Sex Offender Residency Restrictions."
Fair Housing Act
In a lawsuit initiated in 2014 under the provisions of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601–19), Cook County asserted that certain banks had excessively extended credit to specific borrowers, resulting in subsequent defaults and foreclosures that inflicted harm upon the County.
Twenty-Sixth Amendment-Voting Rights
Indiana law allows “elderly” voters—those sixty-five or older—to vote by mail.
Summary Judgment-Negligence
Jason Burns, a truck driver, injured himself while delivering products to a Sherwin-Williams paint supply store.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
In 2013, Coleman was found guilty of conspiring to distribute crack cocaine, as outlined in 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), 846. Subsequently, he received a life imprisonment sentence, which was then mandatory, due to his previous convictions for a "felony drug offense" under section 841(b)(1)(A). The Seventh Circuit Court confirmed this decision.
Transportation Benefits for Students Attending Private Schools.
In 2015, the Forro children were enrolled at St. Augustine, a school in Hartford, Wisconsin, which identifies itself as Catholic.
Fair Credit Reporting Act,
Mistakes in compiling and reporting credit information are inevitable.
Suppression of Evidence
ShotSpotter devices alerted authorities to potential gunshots occurring on the west side of Chicago.
Product Liability
In an effort to mitigate the potential dangers stemming from future blood clots, Johnson elected to undergo a surgical procedure for the insertion of a retrievable intravascular filter.
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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