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Sentencing Guidelines – Supervised Release
A jury convicted Michael Jarigese of nine counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1346, and one count of bribery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2).
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
An informant gave South Bend police the number to a phone that drug dealers in the South Bend area were supposedly using to sell drugs.
PLRA Violation – IFP Application
Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), prisoners filing petitions to proceed in a suit in forma pauperis (“IFP”) can’t deliberately misrepresent their financial status.
FMLA Violation – Collective Bargaining Agreement – Arbitration
Plaintiff-appellee and cross-appellant John F. Cloutier was a pilot for defendant-appellant and cross-appellee GoJet Airlines, LLC.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Unconditional Writ
Kenneth Smith has been in state prison for nineteen years for a murder and robbery that he insists he did not commit.
First Step Act Violation – Motion for Compassionate Release
In his plea agreement, defendant David Bridgewater waived the right to seek any modification of his sentence.
6th Amendment Violation – Confrontation Clause
Emmanuel Hart was convicted by a jury of robbing two Chicago banks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a).
Jury Instructions
Over the course of a three-week crime spree in October 2017, Rex Hammond robbed, or attempted to rob, seven stores at gunpoint in Indiana and Michigan.
ADEA Violation – Retaliation Claim – Time-barred
Amit Sinha appeals the rejection of his retaliation claims against his employer, Bradley University, under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Statutory Interpretation – Illinois Insurance Code – Extracontractual Damages
This appeal is part of an ongoing, decade-long, three-lawsuit fight between an insurer, Selective Insurance Company of the Southeast, and its insured, Creation Supply, Inc. (“CSI”), over who owed what when.
Medicare Act – Standing to Sue
For the second time in as many years we affirm the district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought under the Medicare Act by entities seeking to collect on healthcare receivables assigned to them by so-called Medicare Advantage Organizations.
Copyright Infringement
Copyright law strikes a practical balance between the intellectual-property rights of authors and the public interest in preserving the free flow of ideas and information and encouraging creative expression, all in furtherance of the constitutional purpose to “promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts.”
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- (Updated) Wisconsin law enforcement clash with pro-Palestinian Madison protestors
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Lafayette County Circuit Court
- Complaint against University filed by Wisconsin law firm over $1.9M given to Palestinian students
- Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
- Active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside Wisconsin middle school
- Audit finds Wisconsin Capitol Police emergency response times up, calls for better tracking
- Jury finds Wisconsin man sane in sexual assault, killing of toddler
- Attorney sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting numerous children
- UW-Madison pro-Palestine protesters spark debate over free speech laws
- DEA to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
- Wisconsin opens public comment on constitutional amendment regarding election officials
- Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes
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