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Qualified Immunity
On the first day of deer hunting season in 2013, Officer Steven Francisko was checking hunters’ licenses to prevent poaching.
Personal Jurisdiction
J.S.T. Corporation, which is based in Illinois, produces a type of electronic equipment called a connector.
Sentencing Guidelines
A defendant convicted of tax fraud challenges his sentence, disputing the loss amount which set the applicable range for his case under the Sentencing Guidelines.
4th Amendment Violation – Cavity Search – Reasonable Suspicion
Sharon Brown was a detainee at the Polk County Jail who underwent a physical search of her body cavities.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
After Raymond Marling was arrested, on a warrant, while driving his car, police in Indiana took an inventory of its contents.
Weekly Case Digests – August 31, 2020 – September, 4 2020
Weekly Case Digests – August 31, 2020 – September, 4 2020
Order Correcting Opinion
The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is affirmed for the reasons stated in McGirt v. Oklahoma, ante, p. ___.
Statutory Interpretation – Major Crimes Act
On the far end of the Trail of Tears was a promise. Forced to leave their ancestral lands in Georgia and Alabama, the Creek Nation received assurances that their new lands in the West would be secure forever.
Congressional Subpoena – Information About President
Over the course of five days in April 2019, three committees of the U. S. House of Representatives issued four subpoenas seeking information about the finances of President Donald J. Trump, his children, and affiliated businesses.
State Criminal Subpoena – Enforcement
In our judicial system, “the public has a right to every man’s evidence.”
1st Amendment Violation
These cases require us to decide whether the First Amendment permits courts to intervene in employment disputes involving teachers at religious schools who are entrusted with the responsibility of instructing their students in the faith.
Affordable Care Act Violation – Contraceptive Mandate
In these consolidated cases, we decide whether the Government created lawful exemptions from a regulatory requirement implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), 124 Stat. 119.
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- 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
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
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
