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4th Amendment Violation
Officer Curtis Squires received a crime-in-progress notification while patrolling in Bloomington, Illinois during the late evening hours of September 21, 2017.
Quia Timet Claims
Although linguists call Latin a “dead language,” legal nomenclature dies hard.
Weekly Case Digests – June 24, 2019 – June 28, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – June 24, 2019 – June 28, 2019
Statutory Interpretation
Indiana’s petition for certiorari argues that the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit incorrectly invalidated two new provisions of Indiana law: the first relating to the disposition of fetal remains by abortion providers; and the second barring the knowing provision of sex-, race-, or disability-selective abortions by abortion providers.
ALJ Error – Disability Benefits
The Social Security Act allows for judicial review of “any final decision . . . made after a hearing” by the Social Security Administration (SSA). 42 U. S. C. §405(g).
Class Action – General Removal
The general removal statute, 28 U. S. C. §1441(a), provides that “any civil action” over which a federal court would have original jurisdiction may be removed to federal court by “the defendant or the defendants.”
1st Amendment Violation
Respondent Russell Bartlett sued petitioners—two police officers—alleging that they retaliated against him for his protected First Amendment speech by arresting him for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Objection to Jury Instructions
This is a review of an unpublished, per curiam decision of the court of appeals, State v. Trammell, No. 2017AP1206-CR, unpublished slip op.
Plea Colloquy
This is a review of an unpublished, per curiam decision of the court of appeals, State v. Pegeese, No. 2017AP741–CR, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Jun. 21, 2018), affirming the circuit court's order denying Javien Cajujuan Pegeese's ("Pegeese") postconviction motion to withdraw his guilty plea.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
Pallet Central Enterprises, Inc., ("Pallet Central") forged certain delivery tickets and used them to bill Leicht Transfer & Storage Company ("Leicht") for the sale and delivery of pallets that Pallet Central never sold or delivered.
Habeas Corpus
We review the court of appeals' decision to summarily deny as untimely Ezequiel Lopez Quintero's petition for habeas corpus seeking reinstatement of his right to file a direct appeal.
Court Error – Priority of Security Interest
Northside Elevator, Inc. contends that the circuit court erred in denying its motion for summary judgment as to its claim that Northside’s security interest in certain collateral belonging to Jeffrey Ossmann has priority over Bremer Bank’s security interest in the same collateral.
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