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6th Amendment Violation
Nelson Garcia, Jr., appeals a judgment of conviction for bank robbery.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Devin T. White appeals an order of the trial court denying his postconviction motion for a new trial.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Gary A. Amaya, pro se, appeals from a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him on one count of aggravated battery and one count of mayhem.
Termination of Parental Rights
The Dane County Department of Human Services appeals an order of the circuit court denying the Department’s petition to terminate C.B.’s parental rights.
Newly Discovered Evidence
Alejandro Moreno appeals the order of the district court upholding the Social Security Administration’s denial of his applications for Supplemental Security Income and Disability Insurance Benefits.
ERISA – Pensions
In 2012 Northern Trust changed its pension plan. Until then it had a defined-benefit plan under which retirement income depended on years worked, times an average of each employee’s five highest-earning consecutive years, times a constant.
Economic Loss – Data Breach – Remedies
In late 2012, hackers infiltrated the computer networks at Schnuck Markets, a large Midwestern grocery store chain based in Missouri and known as “Schnucks.”
Compensable Damages – Class Action Fairness Act
In 2012 Barnes & Noble discovered that scoundrels had compromised some of the machines, called PIN pads, that it used to verify payment information.
Sentencing Guidelines
In his third round of appeals, we affirmed defendant Cureton’s convictions and sentences for using a firearm during a crime of violence and related crimes.
Equal Protection Claim
Illinois law provides that the Mayor of Chicago appoints the City’s Board of Education. 105 ILCS 5/34-3.
Statutory Interpretation – Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
Kelly Jean Floyd bought a home in 2004 and lived there with her ex-husband, their four children, and her parents.
Sentencing Guidelines
During the execution of a search warrant on January 15, 2016, ATF agents found Derrick Bell in possession of a .40 caliber pistol.
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