Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
A jury convicted defendant-appellant Fernando Alvarez-Carvajal of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, marijuana, and heroin for his role in an interstate drug-trafficking operation.
Attorney Fees
In the aftermath of a serious collision between an ambulance and semi-truck, a question lingered: Who owned the ambulance?
Admissible Evidence – Other-acts Evidence
Chawan Lowe was found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm.
Sentencing Guidelines – Supervised Release
The defendant, Hunter D. Roush, pled guilty to transportation of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1) and (b)(1), and possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2).
Prisoner – Deliberate Indifference
On November 30, 2015, Toya Frazier reported to the Champaign County Satellite Jail to begin serving a 42-month sentence for felony theft.
Subject-matter Jurisdiction
Carter Page, a former advisor to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Campaign, filed suit against the Democratic National Committee, a subsidiary DNC Services Corporation, the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, and two Perkins Coie partners.
Interlocutory Appeal – Miranda Warning
Jorge Leal used an online dating application to solicit sex acts from a user he believed was an underage boy.
Weekly Case Digests – September 7, 2021 – September 10, 2021
Weekly Case Digests – September 7, 2021 – September 10, 2021
Habeas Relief – Sufficiency of Evidence
Willie Johnson towed Matthew Reeves’ broken-down car back to the city after finding Reeves stranded on an Alabama dirt road.
Abuse of Discretion – Voting Rights Act – Ballot Collection
In these cases, we are called upon for the first time to apply §2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to regulations that govern how ballots are collected and counted.
Statutory Interpretation – 1st Amendment – Right to Free Association
To solicit contributions in California, charitable organizations must disclose to the state Attorney General’s Office the identities of their major donors.
Assignor Estoppel
In Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. v. Formica Insulation Co., 266 U. S. 342, 349 (1924), this Court approved the “well settled” patent-law doctrine of “assignor estoppel.”
Legal News
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- Lavinia Goodell 150th Anniversary commemoration to be held June 17
- WisGOP reacts to vice president’s Wisconsin visit
- Former prosecutor suspended for unwelcome contact during legal conference
- One Wisconsin Attorney’s misconduct ‘in a league of its own’
- Wisconsin election fraud charge issued from November 2022 general election
- Indigenous consultant accuses NHL’s Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment
- Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia from Augusta
- KS Governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology
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