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
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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