Postconviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Steven Seekamp appeals from a judgment convicting him of possession of methamphetamine, as a repeater, and maintaining a drug trafficking place.
Tax-Injunction
Bradley Olson and Shirley Olson had been conducting their business, Affordable Sewer Service, without paying federal taxes for a decade.
Suppression of Evidence-Validity of Search
Harold McGhee was convicted and sentenced for drug trafficking.
Resentencing
Christopher Yates and Shawn Connelly were found guilty of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Macomb, Illinois, spanning thirteen months from January 2019 to February 2020.
Remand to State Court
Following the Highland Park, IL shooting perpetrated by Robert Eugene Crimo III, who used a Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifle to take the lives of seven individuals and injure 48 others, the victims and their estates collectively filed several lawsuits against Crimo, his father, the gun shops where he obtained the rifle, and the manufacturer of the weapon, Smith & Wesson.
Disability Insurance Benefits
Warnell applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income under the Social Security Act in 2019.
Obama Presidential Center Location
A group known as Protect Our Parks, Inc. (POP) has been contesting the chosen location for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's historic Jackson Park.
Sentencing Guidelines
Liestman, who was found guilty of transporting child pornography, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1), had a previous conviction for possessing child pornography under Wisconsin law.
Service Requirements
Elliot Kouri appeals from a judgment entered against him in this landlord-tenant dispute in the amount of $5,835.21 in damages and $5,900 in attorney fees.
Reasonable Suspicion-
Iain Johnson appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), as a third offense.
Sentencing Guidelines
Christopher Tate and Sandra Kellogg faced charges related to conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs and other drug-related offenses.
Sufficiency of Evidence
The Seventh Circuit upheld the convictions and sentences of Christopher Tate and Sandra Kellogg, who were charged with conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs and other drug-related offenses.
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