ALJ Review – Disability Benefits
Mike Butler sought disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401–433, and that claim for benefits was denied by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) following a hearing.
4th Amendment Violation – Unlawful Seizure
Plaintiff Sally Gaetjens sued various local government officials for entering and condemning her home and confiscating her thirty‐seven cats, all without a warrant.
Immigration – Removal Order
Oscar Calan-Montiel, a citizen of Mexico, entered the United States without color of legal right to be here.
Habeas Relief – 6th Amendment Violation – Confrontation Clause
An Illinois jury convicted Damon Goodloe of first-degree murder in the death of Pierre Jones.
Abuse of Discretion – Newly Discovered Evidence
A jury convicted Michael Coscia of six counts of commodities fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1348, and six counts of spoofing, in violation of 7 U.S.C. §§ 6c(a)(5)(C) and 13(a)(2).
Immigration – Asylum
Nadiia Chuchman, a citizen of Ukraine, appeals the denial of her application for asylum based on political opinion.
Weekly Case Digests – September 13, 2021 – September 17, 2021
Weekly Case Digests – September 13, 2021 – September 17, 2021
Class Action – Standing to Sue
To have Article III standing to sue in federal court, plaintiffs must demonstrate, among other things, that they suffered a concrete harm.
Renewal Fuel Program – Extension
Congress requires most domestic refineries to blend a certain amount of ethanol and other renewable fuels into the transportation fuels they produce.
Statutory Interpretation – CARES Act – Indian Tribe
In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, 134 Stat. 281.
4th Amendment – Warrantless Entry – Exigent Circumstance
The Fourth Amendment ordinarily requires that police officers get a warrant before entering a home without permission.
Economic Recovery Act Violation – Separation of Powers
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are two of the Nation’s leading sources of mortgage financing.
Legal News
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- 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
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