Divorce – Child Support – Maintenance
Essa Yacoub appeals a postdivorce order modifying child support and dismissing his motion for modification of spousal maintenance.
Motion to Suppress
John Alwin appeals a judgment, entered upon his guilty pleas, convicting him of possessing methamphetamine and possessing THC.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Jose A. Adames appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of first-degree sexual assault, one count of false imprisonment, and two counts of armed robbery, all as a party to a crime.
Petition for Mandamus – Failure on the Merits
In an effort to seek judicial review of a consular official’s unfavorable decision on a visa application, Samira Hazama and Ahmed Abdel Hafiz Ghneim filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the district court for the Northern District of Illinois, where Hazama resides.
Immigration – Visa Application
In 2009 Adrian Ulloa, a citizen of Mexico, married Esmeralda Morfin, a citizen of the United States.
Retaliatory Action – Title VII
Sabina Burton, a professor in the criminal justice department at the University of Wisconsin‐ Platteville, sued the school’s Board of Regents and three individual defendants.
Sentencing
Jeffrey Rothbard pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with his participation in a scheme to defraud companies that were interested in obtaining loans for environmentally friendly upgrades to their facilities.
Court Error – Tax Fraud
Bernard Turnoy, the appellant, is an insurance broker who had sold insurance policies to David Shiner’s in‐laws for decades.
Court Error – Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
Jason and Jill Ostby sued Manhattan School District 114 (“District”) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (“Act”), for review of an administrative decision regarding their son’s individualized educational program.
Sentencing
McKinley Kelly has filed an application pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3), seeking authorization to file a second or successive petition for a writ of habeas corpus under § 2254.
Sentencing
Norvell Moore is before us for the third time, challenging the sentence he received following a retrial on two of the three offenses with which he was charged in connection with a 2010 carjacking.
4th Amendment – Malicious Prosecution
Plaintiffs‐appellants Christopher Colbert and Jai Crutcher were arrested after a search of their apartment, in which police officers and parole agents found an unregistered firearm and ammunition.
Legal News
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- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
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- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
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- 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
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