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Sentencing Guidelines
The Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), provides for an enhanced sentence for an ex-felon who possesses a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), if that person has “three previous convictions … for a violent felony or a serious drug offense, or both … .” ACCA defines a “violent felony” to include a federal or state crime punishable by more than a year�[...]
Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
Roberto Macias helped move drug money from Chicago to Mexico.
Sentencing – Jurisdiction
In April 2014, William Block completed a 75-month prison term and began a three-year term of supervised release.
Product Liability – Negligence
In 2009 faucets manufactured by Illinois-based Danze, Inc., were installed in all 63 units of a new condominium building in Seattle, Washington.
Bankruptcy – Automatic Stay
In this consolidated appeal of four Chapter 13 bankruptcies, we consider whether the City of Chicago may ignore the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay and continue to hold a debtor’s vehicle until the debtor pays her outstanding parking tickets.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
A jury convicted Jeremiah Felton of first degree intentional homicide in Wisconsin state court for the death of his three‐month‐old son, Jeremiah Felton Jr. (J.J.).
Immigration – Jurisdiction
Plaintiff John Doe, an Iranian national, petitioned for conditional permanent residency in 2013.
Prisoner – 8th Amendment Violation
While serving a prison sentence at the Lawrence Correctional Center in Illinois, Tyrone Gabb experienced severe back pain whenever he stood too long (15 to 20 minutes).
Title VII Violation – Discrimination
Catherine Wanko brought this suit under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, alleging Indiana University (IU) discriminated against her by having her retake her entire first‐year curriculum at IU’s School of Dentistry.
Asset Forfeiture
The government arrested Gheorgui Martov for wire fraud and seized several items of his personal property including a watch, $4,035 in cash, a car, and nine firearms.
Statutory Interpretation
Section 924(e) of Title 18, also known as the Armed Career Criminal Act, mandates a minimum 15-year prison sentence for a felon who unlawfully possesses a firearm and has three prior convictions for a “serious drug offense” or “violent felony.”
Statutory Interpretation
In the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011, 35 U. S. C. §100 et seq., Congress created the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and established three new types of administrative proceedings before the Board that allow a “person” other than the patent owner to challenge the validity of a patent post-issuance.
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