4th Amendment Violation
Sixteen‐year‐old Michael DeAngelo Sago, Jr., and three other young men attempted to rob a pizzeria at gunpoint.
Statutory Interpretation
These consolidated appeals represent another application of the “categorical approach” for applying recidivist statutes.
Sentencing Guidelines
This is defendant Miles Musgraves’ second appeal from his 2015 convictions and sentences on drug and firearm charges.
Immigration –Conflict of Interest
Plaintiff John Doe seeks lawful permanent residence in the United States under the Employment-Based Immigration: Fifth Preference category (“EB-5”). This visa program requires applicants to demonstrate that they have invested or are currently investing capital in a “new commercial enterprise” within the United States. 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b)(5)(A).
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
In April 2014, a Verizon store in the Milwaukee area was robbed.
Who’s Doing What: Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown turns 50; Reinhart names new shareholders
Milwaukee-based trial and litigation firm Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Weekly Case Digests — Feb. 26 – Mar. 2, 2018
Weekly Case Digests — Feb. 26 – Mar. 2, 2018
Attorney’s Fees – Prevailing Prisoners
This is a case about how much prevailing prisoners must pay their lawyers.
FSIA – Immunity – Property
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) grants foreign states and their agencies and instrumentalities immunity from suit in the United States (called jurisdictional immunity) and grants their property immunity from attachment and execution in satisfaction of judgments against them.
Guilty Pleas – Constitutionality
A federal grand jury indicted petitioner, Rodney Class, for possessing firearms in his locked jeep, which was parked on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D. C. See 40 U. S. C. §5104(e)(1) (“An individual . . . may not carry . . . on the Grounds or in any of the Capitol Buildings a firearm”).
Dodd-Frank – Statutory Interpretation
Respondent Paul Somers alleges that petitioner Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (Digital Realty) terminated his employment shortly after he reported to senior management suspected securities-law violations by the company.
Yellowstone River Compact Violation – Judgment Awards
Judgment is awarded against the State of Wyoming and in favor of the State of Montana for violations of the Yellowstone River Compact resulting from Wyoming’s reduction of the volume of water available in the Tongue River at the Stateline between Wyoming and Montana by 1300 acre feet in 2004 and 56 acre feet in 2006.
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- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
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