Foreclosure
Eric Mains has been battling the impending foreclosure of his home for quite some time.
Judgment Against Foreign Nation
In 2003, a 7-year-old Israeli girl was killed, her 3-year-old sister (an American citizen) permanently disabled, and six Israeli members of the children’s family (two other siblings of the Israeli girl plus her parents and grandparents) were injured emotionally, when the minivan they all were riding in on a highway in Jerusalem was shot up by members of Palestine Islamic Jihad, a terrorist group[...]
Failure to State a Claim
Marian Catholic High School has a policy of subjecting its students to random drug tests.
Removal Proceedings – Immigration – Petition to Review
The petitioner, Deng Arej, was born in South Sudan before it was an independent nation, and was sent as a child to live in the northern part of Sudan because his parents were afraid that if he remained in the south he’d be drafted into the south’s army as a child soldier.
Postponed Release
Benyehudah Whitfield spent nearly 17 years in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Merits of Appeal
Julius Alfonso Coleman appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of misdemeanor bail jumping.
Court Error – Child Placement
Lorrie Hoffmann appeals the child placement portion of a judgment dissolving her marriage to Rolando Sanchez.
OWI – Court Error – Motion to Suppress
Joseph Larson appeals a judgment of conviction for third-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
Negligence – Indemnity
These appeals stem from an action brought by Andreas, Nicole, Emma and Lana Rydland (collectively, “the Rydlands”), in which the Rydlands alleged that the Marina Cliffs Association (“the Association”) was negligent in its maintenance and repair of the condominium unit in which the Rydlands resided and that the Association’s conduct was in breach of its contract with the Rydlands.
Sentencing – Sentence Credit
Dan Drexler appeals an order denying his motion for additional sentence credit.
Marital Settlement Agreement – Court Error – Sanctions
Jean M. Breuer appeals from a trial court order holding Steven M. Kearns in contempt for his failure to make a final cash payment as directed under the property division portion of the parties’ marital settlement agreement (MSA).
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