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Plea & Sentencing – Plea Withdrawal
In 2014, the federal government charged Warren Barr with federal crimes for his role in a fraudulent real-estate-selling scheme in Chicago.
Sentencing – Supervised Release
Eugene Falls appeals the revocation of his supervised release.
Plea Withdrawal
Alfred L. Cross pled guilty to five counts of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344(1).
Abuse of Discretion – 8th Amendment Violation
Plaintiff Randy McCaa is a Wisconsin prisoner who alleges that prison officials violated his Eighth Amendment rights by responding with deliberate indifference to his threats to commit suicide or to harm himself in other ways.
Immigration – Removal Order
Carlos Alvarez‐Espino entered the United States illegally in 1996, settled in Chicago, but later ran into legal trouble and came to the attention of immigration enforcement.
Prisoner – ADA Violation
Scott Hildreth, an inmate at an Illinois maximum-security prison, suffers from Parkinson’s disease.
Sufficiency of Evidence
While confined in the Polk County Jail, two female inmates, J.K.J. and M.J.J., endured repeated sexual assaults at the hands of correctional officer Darryl Christensen.
Damages
Four years ago we held that Chicago is entitled to limit sales on the streets adjacent to Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
Habeas Corpus
A jury found Keith Hoglund guilty of molesting his daughter. The district judge denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Issue of Material Fact – Sham-affidavit Rule
It is axiomatic that the first step in the summary-judgment process is to ask whether the evidentiary record establishes a genuine issue of material fact for trial.
Sentencing Guidelines
A criminal defendant pleaded guilty to making threatening and harassing interstate telephone calls.
FCRA Violation
Plaintiffs Joseph Denan and Adrienne Padgett sued consumer reporting agency Trans Union LLC, alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.
Polls
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- 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
WLJ People
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- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
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- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
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