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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
A jury convicted Jeremiah Felton of first degree intentional homicide in Wisconsin state court for the death of his three‐month‐old son, Jeremiah Felton Jr. (J.J.).
Immigration – Jurisdiction
Plaintiff John Doe, an Iranian national, petitioned for conditional permanent residency in 2013.
Prisoner – 8th Amendment Violation
While serving a prison sentence at the Lawrence Correctional Center in Illinois, Tyrone Gabb experienced severe back pain whenever he stood too long (15 to 20 minutes).
Title VII Violation – Discrimination
Catherine Wanko brought this suit under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, alleging Indiana University (IU) discriminated against her by having her retake her entire first‐year curriculum at IU’s School of Dentistry.
Asset Forfeiture
The government arrested Gheorgui Martov for wire fraud and seized several items of his personal property including a watch, $4,035 in cash, a car, and nine firearms.
Weekly Case Digests – July 8, 2019 – July 12, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – July 8, 2019 – July 12, 2019
Statutory Interpretation
Section 924(e) of Title 18, also known as the Armed Career Criminal Act, mandates a minimum 15-year prison sentence for a felon who unlawfully possesses a firearm and has three prior convictions for a “serious drug offense” or “violent felony.”
Statutory Interpretation
In the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011, 35 U. S. C. §100 et seq., Congress created the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and established three new types of administrative proceedings before the Board that allow a “person” other than the patent owner to challenge the validity of a patent post-issuance.
Statutory Interpretation
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 67 Stat. 462, 43 U. S. C. §1331 et seq., extends federal law to the subsoil and seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf and all attachments thereon (OCS).
Prisoner – Involuntary Medication
These consolidated cases concern the standard under which a circuit court may order involuntary medication to restore a defendant's competency to proceed in a criminal case and the timing of the automatic stay of such orders established in State v. Scott, 2018 WI 74, 382 Wis. 2d 476, 914 N.W.2d 141.
Jurisdiction
Ms. L. challenges an order extending her commitment to the care and custody of Waukesha County pursuant to Chapter 51 of our Wisconsin statutes.
Search Warrant – Probable Cause
In these consolidated appeals, the State appeals orders of the circuit court suppressing evidence obtained during a search, authorized by a search warrant, of the residence of Kristen Switzky and Eric Switzky.
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