False Arrest
Cichocki contacted the police to inform them that her 15-year-old daughter, G.C., had been a victim of sexual assault by Garcia a few days prior at a resort where both families were on vacation.
Products Liability
Hakim, a member of the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) SWAT team was accidentally shot by a fellow officer during a training session.
Equal Employment Opportunity-Discrimination
Born in 1970, Hambrick, an African American woman, boasts a 35-year tenure at the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Furnishing Material Assistance to a Terrorist Organization
Jones and Schimenti, childhood friends, who were both part of the same mosque, drew the attention of the FBI due to their online posts promoting ISIS and advocating violence.
Default Judgments
On January 18, 2017, Singh was arrested by a Village of Hales Corners police officer for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
Commercial Real Estate
In June 2018, Stellar Center – Hobart LLC (“Stellar”) and OneLegacy entered into a lease of commercial real estate for a three-year period commencing on July 1, 2018, and terminating on June 30, 2021.
Jury Instruction
The State charged Kyle Darnell with three offenses, including being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Newly Discovered Evidence- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Fue Lor appeals a judgment convicting him of several child sex offenses and possession of child pornography.
Sex Offender Residency Restrictions
In 2008, the town of Paris, in rural Kenosha County of Wisconsin, implemented an ordinance titled "Sex Offender Residency Restrictions."
Fair Housing Act
In a lawsuit initiated in 2014 under the provisions of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601–19), Cook County asserted that certain banks had excessively extended credit to specific borrowers, resulting in subsequent defaults and foreclosures that inflicted harm upon the County.
Twenty-Sixth Amendment-Voting Rights
Indiana law allows “elderly” voters—those sixty-five or older—to vote by mail.
Summary Judgment-Negligence
Jason Burns, a truck driver, injured himself while delivering products to a Sherwin-Williams paint supply store.
Legal News
- History made in Trump New York trial opening statements
- Prosecutor won’t bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme
- Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate says he doesn’t oppose elderly people voting
- Vice President Harris to reveal final rules mandating minimum standards for nursing home staffing
- Election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
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