Recent Articles from JESSICA STEPHEN
Jury Instructions
In late 2016, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents began investigating individuals sharing child pornography over peer-to-peer file-sharing networks.
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) brought an action against Townstone Financial, Inc. and its CEO, Barry Sturner, alleging they discouraged black prospective applicants from applying for mortgage loans, violating Regulation B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).
Fourth and 14th Amendment Rights-Parental Medical Neglect
Three sets of parents refused to allow their newborns to receive Vitamin K shots at private hospitals in Illinois, citing concerns about risks and religious reasons.
Eminent Domain
The case centers on a property owned by Indiana Land Trust #3082 in Hammond, Indiana, where Omar and Haitham Abuzir operate a profitable fireworks and tobacco business.
Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claim-§1983 claim
Cassandra Socha, a patrol officer with the Joliet Police Department (JPD), sent a text message to her neighbor criticizing her for testifying in the criminal trial of Socha’s boyfriend.
Employment Law- Title VII
Charles Vavra, employed by Honeywell International, Inc., was instructed to complete an online unconscious bias training program.
Employment Law
Henry Beverly, a financial analyst employed at Abbott Laboratories, took a personal leave of absence during which he began working for Cook County without notifying Abbott.
Failure to Register as a Foreign Agent
Ji Chaoqun, a Chinese national, arrived in the United States in 2013 to pursue studies in electrical engineering.
Breach of Contract
Consolidated Grain and Barge Company (Consolidated) entered into agreements with the Indiana Port Commission (Commission) to construct new rail tracks at the Southwind Maritime Centre.
Probable Cause-Unlawful Detainment-Malicious Prosecution
Esco alleged unlawful detention and malicious prosecution by City of Chicago police officers.
Suppression of Evidence-Speedy Trial Act-Stop and Frisk
Refugio Avila was discovered with a loaded handgun during a traffic stop, in which Chicago police officers, engaged in proactive policing, pulled over the vehicle he was in with his girlfriend.
Insurance
William Werner, the plaintiff, owned a home in Springfield, Illinois, which caught fire in 2017 while it was in foreclosure.
Legal News
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- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property