Unreasonable Factual Determination
After a bench trial, Anthony Lee was convicted of kidnapping and rape.
Statutory Interpretation – SLUSA
Susan Nielen-Thomas, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, filed a complaint in Wisconsin state court alleging she and other class members were defrauded by their investment advisor.
Statutory Interpretation – ADEA
After Dale Kleber unsuccessfully applied for a job at CareFusion Corporation, he sued for age discrimination on a theory of disparate impact liability.
4th Amendment Violation
Maurice Lewis spent more than two years in pretrial detention in the Cook County Jail based on police reports falsely implicating him for unlawfully possessing a firearm.
Immigration – Removal Proceedings
Ray Fuller asked the Board of Immigration Appeals to exercise its authority to reopen his removal proceeding sua sponte so that he could present new evidence in support of his request to defer his removal from this country under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).
Sufficiency of Evidence
Ronald Coleman is a former Chicago police officer who turned to crime.
Collateral Estoppel
Edward Calvert was the sole owner and president of E.L.C. Electric, Inc., an electrical contracting company.
Abuse of Discretion – Expert Testimony
C.R. Bard, Inc., manufactures a surgical mesh patch used to repair hernias by implantation.
ADA Violation
Under Wisconsin’s open-enrollment program, a public-school student can apply to transfer from his resident school district to a nonresident district that has an available space for him.
Sentencing Guidelines
Scott B. Griffith pled guilty to a three-count indictment that charged him with receiving, distributing, and possessing child pornography.
Weekly Case Digests – February 18, 2019 – February 22, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – February 18, 2019 – February 22, 2019
Statutory Interpretation – Federal Arbitration Act
The Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to enforce private arbitration agreements. But like most laws, this one bears its qualifications.
Legal News
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- 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
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