Suppression of Evidence
After pulling over Johnson for driving with a suspended license, Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Haber had his trained dog sniff around Johnson’s car.
Motion for Arbitration-Minor
Minor plaintiffs had their guardians purchase and activate DNA test kits from Ancestry.com.
Jury Instructions
Christophel was found guilty of knowingly attempting to persuade, induce, or entice a minor into sexual activity, based on his online interactions with an undercover federal agent posing as a 15-year-old girl.
Toxic Torts
This mass tort case involves approximately 170 plaintiffs, spread over several actions, all alleging injuries stemming from their exposure to white lead carbonate (“WLC”), a lead paint pigment.
Pretrial Detention-Probable Cause
Moorer, who faced charges of murder and attempted murder, asserted that his arrest lacked probable cause and contested the constitutionality of his pretrial detention.
4-level Enhancement
Harvey pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year.
Supplemental Security Income
Hess sought various benefits from the Social Security Administration, including supplemental security income, disability insurance benefits, and disabled adult child benefits.
Sanctions-Improper Interference
Mullen alleged that the defendants, a youth volleyball club and its owners, had fraudulently concealed prior allegations of sexual abuse.
Compassionate Release
Thomas has a lengthy history of frivolous collateral attacks on his 2009 conviction for bank robbery.
Executive Branch Discretion
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by four Iranian nationals and their family members against the President and several federal officials.
First Amendment Retaliation- Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Rights
Adams, an inmate at Indiana’s Plainfield Correctional Facility, sued both current and former commissioners of the Indiana Department of Corrections, along with several other officials, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Mandatory COVID-19 Testing
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor of Illinois issued an executive order requiring personnel in primary and secondary schools to be tested regularly for the disease unless they had been vaccinated against it.
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