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Sufficiency of Evidence
Orlando Medina was convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
Habeas Relief – Exclusion of Evidence
On July 23, 2010, Shan Fieldman climbed into a truck in a Walmart parking lot and told a hitman that he wanted his ex-wife and her boyfriend killed.
Appellate Jurisdiction
Many years ago, a class of plaintiffs sued the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, alleging that the Clerk was engaging in unlawful political patronage in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
David Daugherty, an administrative law judge hearing disability-benefits applications for the Social Security Administration, supplemented his salary by taking bribes.
Prisoner – 4th Amendment Violation
Plaintiffs—a class of more than 200 current and former female inmates at Lincoln Correctional Center—brought this action following mass strip searches conducted as part of a cadet training exercise in 2011.
Immigration – Abuse of Discretion
Maria Lopez-Garcia and her three minor children, Luisa, Wendy, and Rolando Lopez-Lopez are natives and citizens of Guatemala.
Sentencing Guidelines and 5th Amendment Violation
Defendant Latasha Gamble was found guilty of armed bank robbery and sentenced to 151 months in prison.
Title VII Claim – Sufficiency of Evidence
Ron Morris worked for nine years as a train conductor for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.
Construction Permit – Intervention as a Right
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission issued a permit authorizing the construction of a $500 million electricity transmission line in southwestern Wisconsin.
Abuse of Discretion – Ex Parte Communication
A search warrant for illegal drugs at the home of Earl Orr led to his arrest for possessing a firearm as a felon.
ADA Violation – Fitness for Duty Examination
Sergeant Todd Kurtzhals worked for the Sheriff’s Office of Dunn County, Wisconsin.
Unlawful Traffic-stop Claim – Reasonable Suspicion – Suppression of Evidence
Christopher Vaaler appeals a La Crosse County Circuit Court judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI), third offense, and misdemeanor bail jumping.
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- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
- Chesebro among those charged with interfering in 2020 election
- Williams-Sonoma must pay almost $3.2 million for violating FTC’s ‘Made in USA’ order
- Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
- Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record minor 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
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
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- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula
