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On August 28, 2015, Alfonso Lorenzo Brooks was charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Scott F. Ferguson, Jr., appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon and four counts of possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent.

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Patrick D. Zolliecoffer seeks a new trial after his convictions for disorderly conduct, battery to a law enforcement officer, and attempted disarming of a peace officer.

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American Company of Irish Dance (American) appeals an order in which the trial court declared a successor organization to the Trinity Irish Dance Company (Trinity I).

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Sean Jones appeals a judgment of conviction for armed robbery as a party to the crime, as well as an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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David J. McCormick and Pearse A. McCormick (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) appeal the dismissal of their claims against the Auto Club Insurance Association (“AAA”).

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Lila Rudawski appeals a judgment, entered upon her no-contest plea, convicting her of possession with intent to deliver between three and ten grams of amphetamine, as a repeater and as a second and subsequent offense.

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Driveline Systems, LLC (“Driveline”) filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Arctic Cat, Inc. (“Arctic Cat”) over a supply contract for specially manufactured goods.

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Federal law imposes tight restrictions on private possession of machineguns and laser gunsights but allows law enforcement agencies to purchase and use both machineguns and laser sights.

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This is a case about who should bear the costs of cleaning up a contaminated lead smelter site in Beech Grove, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis.

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Laura Rozumalski was sexually harassed by her direct supervisor, Mark Riedel.

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After an infant died in the care of petitioner Jeanette Janusiak, a Wisconsin jury found her guilty of first‐degree intentional homicide.

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Indiana, like many states, has an elaborate network of laws regulating abortion care.

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Crowbar in hand, U.S. Customs Officer Jorge Parra spent December 8, 2010 “cracking open containers” at a warehouse near the Los Angeles seaport.

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Police officers pulled Marshon Simon over for failing to signal sufficiently ahead of turning.

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This appeal presents a question of first impression for us on the scope of statutory damages recoverable under the Copyright Act of 1976. Section 504(c)(1) of the Act permits a copyright holder “to recover, instead of actual damages and profits, an award of statutory damages for all infringements involved in the action, with respect to any one work,” with Congress separately instructing that, in determining statutory damages, “all the parts of a compilation or derivative work constitute one work.”

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After a rocky probationary period, the Illinois Department of Transportation discharged its employee Terry Smith.

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Michael Brown is the sole owner and operator of Credit Bureau Center, a credit-monitoring service.

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Holly Vanzant and Dana Land own cats with health problems.

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During an in-chambers conference among court and counsel, Curtis Johnson’s attorney withdrew an objection to the restitution amount to be paid to the victims of his client’s wire fraud.

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Defendant Steven Adams pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Mark Campbell, also known as Nicole Rose Campbell, is an inmate in the Wisconsin prison system.

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The plaintiffs in this case press a dormant commerce clause challenge to a local ordinance that requires a residential property owner who wishes to make repairs to the residence either to obtain a license or to hire a licensed contractor; but a homeowner making repairs to the single-family residence he or she occupies is exempted from this requirement.

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This appeal presents a question of contract formation.

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Weekly Case Digests – September 9, 2019 – September 13, 2019

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Justin Paull pled guilty to and was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, third offense.

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This case involves the breach of a commercial contract.

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Antonio L. Whatley appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen and an order denying his motions seeking to withdraw his no contest plea alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and to strike a portion of the postconviction hearing transcript.

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Yunus Turkmen appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon his guilty plea, to second-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).

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Antwon Jones appeals his convictions, entered on a jury’s verdict, of two counts of felony murder and one count of felon in possession of a firearm.

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