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ADEA Violation
Plaintiff-appellant David McDaniel alleges his former employer, defendant-appellee Progress Rail Locomotive, Inc., unlawfully discriminated against him on the basis of age and retaliated against him for complaining about a superior, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621–34.
Class Action – Subject-matter Jurisdiction
We accepted Christine Dancel’s petition under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) so that we could review the district court’s denial of class certification.
Plea Withdrawal
Defendant-Appellant Sergio Zacahua requests that we vacate his guilty plea because the district court failed to inform him of the potential immigration consequences of his plea, as Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(b)(1)(O) requires.
Sentencing Guidelines – Resentencing
Dennis Jackson was convicted of multiple drug charges and sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment.
Defamation Claim
Alejandro Yeatts became ensnared in a federal investigation of his employer, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (“Biomet”), for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act because of his contacts with a distributor in Latin America who had bribed doctors.
Trademark Infringement
This appeal involves a long-running trademark dispute over ownership and misuse of a wordmark and logo for below-ground storm shelters.
14th Amendment Violation
Wisconsin Department of Corrections officials denied inmate Paul Nigl’s request to marry his former prison psychologist, Dr. Sandra Johnston.
Property Tax Exemption
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (the “Department”) disallowed the Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”) from claiming a property tax exemption for the value of its custom computer software, which under Wisconsin law is a type of intangible personal property.
Retired Beloit police officer sentenced to prison for bringing teen girl to Illinois for sex
A retired Wisconsin police officer will spend 10 years in prison for bringing a 13-year-old girl to Illinois for sex.
Construction company owner indicted for child porn
The owner of Sonag Construction, Brian Ganos, is faced with three federal child pornography charges.
Assembly makes another attempt to create state prosecutor board
Wisconsin lawmakers are making another attempt to create a state prosecutor board and office. The Assembly Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight held a public hearing for a bill about the board on Wednesday.
Wisconsin judges to receive raises in January
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Pat Roggensack used her State of the Judiciary Address on Wednesday in part to talk about the pay increases judges can expect to receive in January 2020 and January 2021.
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- State Bar of Wisconsin names election winners
- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
- Chesebro among those charged with interfering in 2020 election
- FTC hits Williams-Sonoma with ‘record civil penalty’ for Made in America claims
- Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
- Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record minor in airplane bathroom
- 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
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