Due Process Violation
Plaintiff Lisa Ulrey served as the assistant principal of the Manchester Junior-Senior High School until November 4, 2014, when she resigned during a meeting with William Reichhart, the school district’s superintendent.
Court Error – Denial of Continuance – Damages
Rapper Jayceon Taylor, better known as “The Game,” starred in a VH1 television show called She’s Got Game, an imitation of the long-running reality dating series The Bachelor.
Judgment – Costs
Plaintiff Marvin Abernathy was injured while working for defendant Eastern Illinois Railroad Company.
Sherman Act Violation
For nearly 30 years, Chicago Studio Rental, Incorporated and Chicago Studio City Real Estate Holdings, LLC (collectively, “Chicago Studio”) operated the only film studio in Chicago, Illinois.
Prisoner – 8th Amendment Violation
George Walker is an inmate at Stateville Correctional Center.
Immigration – Removal Order
Henrikas Malukas, a citizen of Lithuania, entered the United States in 1992 on a tourist visa and did not leave when it expired.
4th Amendment Violation
Antoinette Wonsey’s Chicago home attracted two types of visitors: tourists and police.
Anonymous resident sues Madison school district for school plans, reading curriculum, other records
A Madison resident is suing the Madison Metropolitan School District under open-records laws to obtain information about the district's Board of Education, school improvement plans, reading curriculum and other records.
High court to decide on suspension for former Kenosha lawyer accused of ethics violations
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide next week if a former Kenosha lawyer accused of violating more than a dozen attorney-ethics rules will lose his license for nine months.
State Supreme Court raises questions about law allowing searches without consent
A Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling left some judges with questions about a law allowing law-enforcement officials to search people on probation, parole or extended supervision without obtaining consent or a warrant.
Weekly Case Digests – November 11, 2019 – November 15, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – November 11, 2019 – November 15, 2019
Report: Most men think their firms advocate for diversity, women disagree
A new report from the American Bar Association found women are far more likely than men to encounter roadblocks to success in the legal field.
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