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Title VII
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful for employers subject to the Act to discriminate on the basis of a person’s “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin … .” 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a).
Sex Offender Registration
In Nichols v. United States, 136 S.Ct. 1113 (2016), the Supreme Court held that a sex offender was not required under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 18 U.S.C. § 2250, to update his registration in the state where he had been residing, after he left his home and moved to a new place.
Weekly Case Digests — April 3-7, 2017
7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Benyehudah Whitfield II v. Erika R. Howard, et al Case No.: 15-2649 Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and MANION, Circuit Judges. Focus: Postponed Release Benyehudah Whitfield spent nearly 17 years in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. He contends that he would […]
Constitutionality
This Court’s review is limited to whether §518 is unconstitutional as applied to the particular pricing scheme that, before this Court, petitioners have argued they seek to employ: a single-sticker regime, in which merchants post a cash price and an additional credit card surcharge
8th Amendment
By rejecting the habeas court’s application of medical guidance and by following the Briseno standard, including the nonclinical Briseno factors, the CCA’s decision does not comport with the Eighth Amendment and this Court’s precedents
Biased Jury – Violation of Due Process
This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, State v. Lepsch, No. 2014AP2813-CR, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Nov. 19, 2015) (per curiam), which affirmed the La Crosse County circuit court's judgment of conviction of defendant Jeffrey Lepsch ("Lepsch") and order denying Lepsch's motion for postconviction relief.
Termination of Parental Rights
M.B.-T. appeals termination of parental rights (TPR) orders for his three children, C.K., E.K., and K.K, and an order denying his postdispositional motion.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
This appeal concerns defense counsel’s failure prior to trial to request that the State produce a written list that M.R.W., the child victim of an alleged sexual assault by Karl Nichols, had presented at the conclusion of a second forensic interview, and which M.R.W. said was “things that ... I changed from the [first forensic] interview” three months earlier.
Termination of Parental Rights
C.D.K. appeals a circuit court order terminating her parental rights and an order denying post-disposition relief.
Motion to Suppress
Maria Castillo-Dominguez appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree reckless homicide, see WIS. STAT. § 940.02(1) (2011- 12), and an order denying her motion for postconviction relief.
Zoning Violation
The Town of Mukwonago appeals from a judgment and two orders which held ALH Irrevocable Trust and Ralinda L. Howard in contempt for violating a stipulation and a provision of the Town’s zoning code by having “kept” more than seven horses on ALH’s property on three occasions.
Sentencing – Inaccurate Information
Avorey Celestian Burns pled no contest to possession of a firearm by a felon.
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