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Immigration – Removal Order
Eric Nyandwi, facing removal from the United States because of multiple felony convictions, applied for a deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
Sufficiency of Evidence
A grand jury indicted Alejandro Campos-Rivera for unlawfully reentering the United States after removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a).
Sentencing Guidelines
Giavonni Cunningham appeals his sentence for unlawful possession of ammunition, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), on the ground that the district court miscalculated his range under the Sentencing Guidelines.
Plea Withdrawal
Adam Sprenger pled guilty to production and possession of child pornography pursuant to a plea agreement.
Writ of Habeas Corpus – Innocence Exception
This case returns to us after we remanded to the district court for an evidentiary hearing on whether the petitioner could overcome the one‐year time bar to filing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, under the actual innocence exception.
Immigration – Removal Order
Anthony Lloyd Murry, a Jamaican citizen, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying him relief from removal.
Concealed Carry Act – 2nd Amendment Violation – Jurisdiction
Illinois’s Firearm Concealed Carry Act creates a scheme for licensing individuals to carry concealed firearms in public.
Plain Error – RICO
For about 30 years, Eddie Hicks worked as a police officer in Chicago.
Due Process Violation
Plaintiffs Rock River Health Care, LLC, International Nursing & Rehab Center, LLC, and Island City Rehabilitation Center, LLC, (collectively the “Providers”) brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Medicaid Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396a et seq., alleging that the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (the “Department”) violated constitutional and statutory law in retroactive[...]
Weekly Case Digests – November 8, 2021 – November 12, 2021
Weekly Case Digests – November 8, 2021 - November 12, 2021
Sentence Modification
The issue in this appeal is whether the COVID-19 pandemic, as it may affect Thomas M. Parkman, is a “new factor” for purposes of modifying Parkman’s sentence.
Unlawful-stop Claim – Reasonable Suspicion – Suppression of Evidence
The State of Wisconsin appeals the circuit court’s order granting Nicholas Reed Adell’s motion to suppress evidence arising from a traffic stop.
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