OWI – Mistrial
Dale Delvoye appeals a judgment, entered after a jury trial, convicting him of second-offense operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC).
Breach of Contract – Damages
S & K, Inc., f/k/a Singh Restaurant Operations, Inc. (“S & K”), and its principal, Surinder Manak, appeal a joint and several money judgment against them and in favor of U.S. Venture, Inc. f/k/a U.S. Oil Co., Inc. (“U.S. Venture”), in the amount of $92,866.55.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Yvette Harris appeals a judgment of conviction, entered following a jury trial, for Medicaid fraud1 and theft by false representation of an amount under $2500.
Immigration – Petition For Review
Alvaro Cortina-Chavez petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) to deny his motion to reconsider the dismissal of his administrative appeal.
Immigration Removal Order
Ricardo Sanchez seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying his motion to reopen its prior decision denying him discretionary cancellation of removal.
Evidentiary Errors
Thomas Lovelace alleges that correctional officers at Dixon Correctional Center severely beat him while he was transferred between housing units.
Demurrage
Demurrage is a charge that rail carriers are statutorily required to impose when rail cars are detained beyond the time the tariff allows for loading or unloading.
Due Process Violation
Like many jurisdictions, Indiana has turned to “drug courts” to tackle substance-abuse problems more flexibly than traditional sentencing regimes might allow.
Employment Discrimination
Anthony Robinson and Timothy Spangler, police officers employed by the University of Illinois at Chicago Police Department(“Department”), brought claims against the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and four individuals for race‐based discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
Remedial Redistricting Order – Gerrymandering
This appeal arises from a remedial redistricting order entered by the District Court in a racial gerrymandering case we have seen before.
Court Error – Habeas Corpus Relief
In this case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a denial of federal habeas relief, 28 U. S. C. §2254, on the ground that the state court had unreasonably rejected respondent’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
4th Amendment Violation
Petitioner Mary Ann Sause, proceeding pro se, filed this action under Rev. Stat. 1979, 42 U. S. C. §1983, and named as defendants past and present members of the Louisburg, Kansas, police department, as well as the current mayor and a former mayor of the town.
Legal News
- Evers signs measure decriminalizing use of xylazine testing strips
- Wisconsin district attorney asks attorney general compel WisDems to return donations allegedly tied to Epstein
- Women rainmakers under attack for their ambition: combatting Tall Poppy Syndrome
- Gov. Evers announces DOR Secretary Barca leaving Evers Administration
- Trump backers try again to recall Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker as first effort stalls
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
- Bryan Steil teams up with election denier Jim Jordan
- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
- Hilton Doubletree Lawsuit: 8-year-old died after being sucked into swimming pool pipe
- Gov. Evers signs measure allowing tactical emergency medical services to bear arms
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
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