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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Confession
After many hours of questioning and interrogation spread over several days, Dassey confessed that he, along with Avery, had raped and brutally murdered Halbach and then burned her body in an on‐site fire pit.
Conversion
Yehuda Frager, the plaintiff in this diversity suit (governed by Indiana law) against the Colts for conversion, bought 94 season tickets in 2015.
Fair Housing Amendment Violation
The Fair Housing Amendments Act forbids “mak[ing] unavailable or deny[ing] a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a handicap of ... a person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling.” 42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(1).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Joseph Lombardo is serving a life sentence on his convictions for racketeering, murder, and obstruction of justice.
Title VII Violation
From 2008 to 2012, Kevin Stuckey worked as a sales manager for the auto-parts retailer Auto- Zone, Inc.
Conditional Writ of Habeas Corpus
For more than a decade, Anthony Barnett has been trying to set aside his Indiana convictions for felony battery, felony burglary, felony intimidation, and being a habitual criminal.
Civil Rights Liberty Violation
James Owens, an Illinois state prisoner, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because he believes that nearly two dozen prison employees deliberately ignored his medical needs and retaliated against him for filing grievances and lawsuits.
Court Error – Testimony and Jury Instruction
On May 30, 2012, Defendant-appellant Robert Lunn was charged with five counts of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344.
Court Error – Testimony
Defendant Avalon Betts‐Gaston was convicted at trial on two counts of wire fraud.
Court Error – Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Our putative class representative, Fulton Dental, LLC, received an unsolicited fax from Bisco, Inc., and it has sued for damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227 et seq.
Labor Board Error – Abuse of Discretion
Thirty‐seven employees of an Indiana employer voted in a union‐representation election.
Court Error – Sufficiency of Evidence
Peoria police officer Donna Nicholson appeals from a judgment against her in this discrimination and retaliation case.
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- 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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