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Qualified Immunity
On the first day of deer hunting season in 2013, Officer Steven Francisko was checking hunters’ licenses to prevent poaching.
Personal Jurisdiction
J.S.T. Corporation, which is based in Illinois, produces a type of electronic equipment called a connector.
Sentencing Guidelines
A defendant convicted of tax fraud challenges his sentence, disputing the loss amount which set the applicable range for his case under the Sentencing Guidelines.
4th Amendment Violation – Cavity Search – Reasonable Suspicion
Sharon Brown was a detainee at the Polk County Jail who underwent a physical search of her body cavities.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
After Raymond Marling was arrested, on a warrant, while driving his car, police in Indiana took an inventory of its contents.
Stay of Execution
Daniel Lewis Lee and his codefendant, Chevy Kehoe, were members of the Aryan Peoples’ Republic (a/k/a Aryan Peoples’ Resistance), a white supremacist organization founded for the purpose of establishing an independent nation of white supremacists in the Pacific Northwest.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Admittance of Evidence
A jury convicted Jesus Malagon of conspiracy with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1).
Plea Withdrawal
A defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of felon in possession of a firearm.
Abuse of Discretion – Preliminary Injunction
A group of Indiana-based hemp sellers and wholesalers sued the State of Indiana and its governor, seeking to enjoin the enforcement of the state’s criminal prohibition on the manufacture, delivery, or possession of smokable hemp. Ind. Code § 35-48-3-10.1.
Abuse of Discretion – Preliminary Injunction
Illinois permits voters to place initiatives and referenda on both local and statewide ballots, but it also requires proponents to collect enough signatures to show that each proposal is likely to have a decent amount of support.
1st Amendment Violation
In this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff Monwell Douglas, an Indiana prisoner, claims that defendant Faith Reeves, his casework manager, retaliated against him for activity protected by the First Amendment.
Sentencing Guidelines
Rashad Rae Robinson pled guilty to a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine after he was caught in a controlled buy.
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- Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
- US college campuses erupt throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record girl in airplane bathroom
- 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
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