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Bryant Love pleaded guilty to multiple drug counts and a felon-in-possession count.

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Two female students brought claims under state law plus Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681–88, against the Macomb School District, Assistant Principal Ed Fulkerson, and Principal John Rumley (collectively the School District).

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Petitioner Dentrell Brown was convicted of murder in an Indiana state court.

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On consideration of the petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc filed by petitioner-appellant on April 23, 2021, a majority of judges on the original panel voted to deny rehearing.

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Law enforcement officers entered a southwest Chicago neighborhood one night to replace tracking devices on the cars of several Latin Saints gang members.

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Richard Brooks, an African American police officer, made statements on multiple occasions complaining that his employer, the City of Kankakee, Illinois, favored white officers.

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In adjudicating David Resnick’s direct appeal from his conviction and life sentence for sexually abusing two young boys, we affirmed the judgment of the district court.

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This appeal queries whether an Indiana statute that requires medical providers to report complications “arising from” abortions to the state is unconstitutionally vague on its face.

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Starting next semester, all students at Indiana University must be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they are exempt for religious or medical reasons.

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Weekly Case Digests – September 27, 2021 – October 1, 2021

A sentence under truth-in-sentencing (TIS) is a single sentence made up of two components: initial confinement (IC) and extended supervision (ES). State v. Volk, 2002 WI App 274, ¶28, 258 Wis. 2d 584, 654 N.W.2d 24.

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In 2007, Oscar C. Thomas was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree sexual assault, and false imprisonment in the death of his wife, Joyce.

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Verisma Systems, Inc., and Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Inc., appeal from an order of the circuit court certifying a class.

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In these consolidated matters, Jonathan M. Kwiatkowski appeals from judgments convicting him of third-degree sexual assault and misconduct in public office, and an order denying his postconviction motion for resentencing or sentence modification.

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Anthony Harris appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as a repeater and for third-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).

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This consolidated appeal pits one group of creditors against another group of creditors.

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These consolidated appeals require us to address two common, and somewhat related, perceptions concerning standard commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies.

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Isaac Taylor appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), fifth offense, contending the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence flowing from the traffic stop performed on him.

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Michael Foster appeals a judgment of conviction and an order of the Jefferson County Circuit Court denying his request for postconviction relief.

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The District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul (“the Society”) and Kimesha Williams entered into a contract.

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M.J.S. appeals from an order of the circuit court extending his involuntary commitment and from an order denying his post-disposition motion.

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Avery B. Thomas, Jr. appeals from the denial of sentence credit for forty-eight days spent in federal custody based on a hold that was imposed due to his criminal conduct in this case.

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David P. Mueller appeals from a judgment convicting him of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and an order denying his postconviction motion for resentencing or sentence modification.

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Fredrick Joseph Baier appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of causing a child between the ages of thirteen and eighteen to view sexual activity and one count of sexual assault of a student by a school staff member.

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Eagle Lake Manor Community Association, Inc. and the Town of Dover (collectively, “the Association”) appeal an order denying their petition for a writ of certiorari.

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Dr. Adilakshmi Kaza appeals from an order denying her motion to dismiss Beth Culver’s medical malpractice complaint.

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Jason J. Schifelbine appeals from a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of physical abuse of a child— intentionally causing great bodily harm.

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Darquice J. Edwards appeals from a judgment of conviction and from an order of the circuit court denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his pleas.

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Jacob Bacon appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree sexual assault of a child and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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Wayne Herbes appeals from a judgment of conviction for three counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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