Title VII Violation – Retaliation Claim
Charmaine Hamer worked at Fannie Mae’s Mortgage Help Center from 2010 to 2012.
Injunctive Relief and Damage Awards
Five wheelchair-using detainees brought this lawsuit against Cook County, Illinois, and the Sheriff, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act (“RHA”). Their claims are based on purportedly inaccessible ramps and bathroom facilities at six county courthouses.
Sentencing Guidelines
From the time he was a young adolescent, defendant Ulises De La Cruz was a member of the Latin Kings gang.
Sentencing – Supervised Release
Kash Lee appeals the sentence he received when his supervised release was revoked.
Retaliation – Common Law Liens
Indiana Child Protective Services removed Brent Swallers’s daughter from his custody in September 2015.
Plea & Sentencing – Restitution
Defendant-appellant Renee Perillo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(c), and to commissioning a murder for hire in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958.
Abuse of Discretion – Attorney’s Fees
Camp Drug Store, Inc., filed this action, on its own behalf and as a representative of a proposed class, against Cochran Wholesale Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Cochran”).
Foreclosure – Failure to State Claim
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, has been trying to acquire a 400-acre estate in Barrington after the owners defaulted on a mortgage and note held by the Forest Preserve.
Sentencing Guidelines
Whitney “Strawberry” Blackwell stole cash and drugs from defendant-appellant John Thomas.
Title IX Violation – Actual Knowledge
The allegations in this case are troubling, to say the least.
Breach of Contract – Referral Agreement
In 2006, plaintiff Entertainment USA sold cellular telephones and service contracts in central Pennsylvania through a network of retail dealers.
Immigration Removal Order
Sarbjit Singh, an Indian citizen and lawful permanent resident, faces removal from the United States for the second time.
Legal News
- 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
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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