Rehabilitation Act-Disability Discrimination
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) oversees schools dedicated to military families, and since 2004, Smithson has been employed as a science teacher within this organization.
Suppression of Evidence
On January 23, 2022, Javares Hudson walked into the Carle BroMenn Medical Center seeking emergency treatment for a gunshot wound.
Social Security Overpayment Recovery- “Reopening”
Fitschen received a diagnosis of advanced cancer, prompting him to cease working. In 2000, the Social Security Administration (SSA) granted Fitschen eligibility for disability benefits.
Probable Cause
Law enforcement utilized a confidential source (CS) to conduct two controlled methamphetamine transactions with Christopher Deeren.
Suppression of Evidence-Warrantless Search
Two individuals approached a neighboring unit, explaining that they were attempting to contact the resident of Apartment 7.
Constitutional Rights-Right to hunt- Freedom of Speech
Article I, section 26 of the Wisconsin Constitution safeguards the right to hunt, with a specific statute enacted in 1990 criminalizing various forms of harassment against hunters.
Restitution Schedule Modification
In 2010, Sweatt pleaded guilty to five counts of armed bank robbery, leading the district court to mandate a payment of $20,038.52 under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (18 U.S.C. 3663A–3664).
Securities Law
Wisconsin-based company Johnson merged with Irish company Tyco, forming the entity Johnson International, which is now headquartered in Ireland.
Second Amendment
The Second Amendment to the Constitution recognizes an individual right to “keep and bear Arms.” in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008); McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010); Caetano v. Massachusetts, 577 U.S. 411 (2016) (per curiam); and New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022). But ev[...]
The Protect Illinois Communities Act
The Protect Illinois Communities Act, Pub. Act 102-1116, effective January 2023, along with three municipal laws, govern the possession of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Second Amendment-The Protect Illinois Communities Act
The Second Amendment to the Constitution recognizes an individual right to “keep and bear Arms.” in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008); McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010); Caetano v. Massachusetts, 577 U.S. 411 (2016) (per curiam); and New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022).
Sufficiency of Evidence- Conflict of Interest with Attorney
Pfister and Evans were involved in methamphetamine distribution in Illinois.
Legal News
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- Court denies revocation of adoption
- Judge asked to block part of a North Dakota abortion law
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- Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says
- Wisconsin Attorney General announces $100,000 water pollution settlement
- Milwaukee man sentenced to 30 year bifurcated prison term as ringleader of $9.6 million cocaine conspiracy
- Gov. Evers Grants 82 Pardons, Bringing Total Pardons Granted to 1,111
- Wisconsin District Attorneys’ Association recognizes work of state prosecutors
- Madison man gets 40 years for killing ex-girlfriend, whose body was found under pile of furniture
- Democrats urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps
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