Recent Updates
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Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps
Litigation Reports 04/11/2022The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, handing the GOP a victory just weeks after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.The court reversed itself after the U.S. Supreme Co...
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2nd defendant pleads guilty in 2018 hate crime in Washington
Litigation Reports 04/09/2022A second defendant has pleaded guilty in federal court to a hate crime and making false statements in connection with a 2018 racially-motivated assault in the Seattle area.U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said Jason DeSimas, 45, of Tacoma, Washington, is one...
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Lawsuit over beef farm in trout stream watershed may proceed
Litigation Reports 03/29/2022A state court judge said environmental groups may proceed with a lawsuit seeking to halt expansion of a cattle farm in northeast Iowa near a prized trout stream.Judge Michael Huppert on Monday ruled against the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, w...
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Italy frees man convicted of 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher
U.S. Court News 11/28/2021The only person convicted in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher was freed Tuesday after serving most of his 16-year prison sentence, his lawyer said. Attorney Fabrizio Ballarini said Rudy Guede’s planned Jan. 4 release had been...
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Court refuses appeal of ex-Cleveland cop who shot Tamir Rice
U.S. Court News 07/06/2021The Ohio Supreme Court announced on Tuesday it would not consider an appeal over the firing of a white police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice outside a Cleveland recreation center in 2014. The appeal was filed in April by the Cleve...
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Supreme Court won’t revive school’s transgender bathroom ban
U.S. Court News 06/28/2021The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban. Over two dissenting votes, the justices left in place lower court rulings that found the policy unconstitutional. The case involved...
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Bankruptcy is Just Filling Out Some Forms, Right?
U.S. Court News 06/22/2021Nothing could be further from the truth! My job as a Bankruptcy Attorney is to help clients understand the process, and how to navigate all of the complexities of Bankruptcy Law. My job is also to educate the public about common misconceptions of the...
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High court sides with ex-athletes in NCAA compensation case
U.S. Court News 06/21/2021The Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday that the NCAA can’t enforce rules limiting education-related benefits — like computers and paid internships — that colleges offer to student athletes. The case doesn’t decide whethe...
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Iowa’s high court stops lawsuit over farm runoff pollution
U.S. Court News 06/18/2021A sharply divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stopped a lawsuit aimed at reducing the flow of fertilizer and hog farm waste into the state’s river and streams, finding that limiting pollution from farms was a political matter and not one for t...
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British lawyer Karim Khan sworn in as ICC’s chief prosecutor
U.S. Court News 06/16/2021British lawyer Karim Khan was sworn in Wednesday as the new chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, pledging to reach out to nations that are not members of the court in his quest to end impunity for atrocities and to try to hold trial...
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Justices consider Harvard case on race in college admissions
U.S. Court News 06/14/2021With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue — whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions. The justices could say as soon as Monday whethe...
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Court nixes South Carolina’s lifelong sex offender registry
U.S. Court News 06/09/2021South Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a state law requiring sex offenders to register for life, without prior judicial review, is unconstitutional. In a unanimous ruling, justices wrote that “requirement that sex offender...