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United States of America v. David Antonio Molina-Mendoza

Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with re-entry of a deported alien.

Any alien who—

(1) has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, and thereafter
(2) enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in, the U

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Lindsay Gregory v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company

Spokane, Washington, insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

In Washington, an insurance company can be sued for bad faith if it acts unreasonably, such as by delaying a claim without cause, misrepresenting facts, or improperly denying a claim after a flawed investigation
. Proving bad faith requires showing the insurer's actions

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Stephen Berger v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

Juneau, Alaska, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination theory.

Employment discrimination law prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants and employees based on protected characteristics such as race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and transgender status), national origin, age (\(40\) or older), disabil

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United States of America v. Haitem Taylor Abid

Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud by wire, radio or television in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, which provides:

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transm

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Harsh Alkutkar v. Bumble, Inc. and Bumble Holding, Ltd.

Oakland, California, civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a false advertising theory.

Bumble moved to compel arbitration, and the district court granted the motion

Alkutkar argues that this showing was insufficient because Bumble did not have an actual record of Alkutkar’s click on the “I accept” button. But under California law, which the parti

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Sarah Genebacher v. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, d/b/a St. Louis Post Dispatch

St. Louis, Missouri, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment law violation theory.

The "Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment Act" is more commonly known as the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which restricts telemarketing and the use of automated telephone equipment. Its main provisions prohibit calls with automate

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Patrick Kuta v. Becton, Dickinson and Company

Lincoln, Nebraska, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.

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Timothy Fixsen v. National Tax Debt, L.L.C.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation.

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Ramona Cano v. Equifax Information Services, L.L.C.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.

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State of Arkansas v. Lonnie Grant, Yanpoul Soto Lopez, Mercado Tejerina, Lance Hutchings, Caleb Hanners, Charles Stidham and Patrick Parton

Fayetteville, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with various sex crimes.



According to Fayetteville police, the three-day sting led to the following arrests:

57-year-old Lonnie Grant — internet stalking of a child
25-year-old Yanpoul Soto Lopez — internet stalking of a child and electronic facilitation of chil

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United States of America v. Sean Carson

Oxford, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Coercing over 46 Minor Victims to Send Child Pornography.


A Tupelo, Mississippi man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for using an online application to coerce minor females to send him sexually explicit images and videos.

According to court documents, Sean Carson, 24 years old, was getting gir

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United States of America v. Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta

Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, 597 U.S. 629 (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case related to McGirt v. Oklahoma, decided in 2020. In McGirt, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Congress never properly disestablished the Indian reservations of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma when granting its statehood, and thus almost half the state was still considered to be Native American land. As

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State of Oklahoma v. Clifton Merriel Parish

Wilberton, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder.

The State of Oklahoma, by Mark Matloff, District Attorney of Pushmataha County, petitions this Court for the writ of prohibition to vacate the Respondent Judge Jana Wallace's April 12, 2021 order granting post-conviction relief. Judge Wallace's order vacated and dismissed the second d

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State of Oklahoma v. Billy Znne Deo

Okemah, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with secon-degree burglary and grand larcen and knowingly concealing stolen property.

¶2 On August 15, 2018, Petitioner entered a guilty plea to Second Degree Burglary in Case No. CF-2018-56 and the trial court entered an order deferring his sentencing for seven years. On December 17, 2018, Petitioner was charg

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Eddie Richardson v. Karim Kharbouch

Chicago, Illinois copyright lawyers represented the parties in a dispute over ownership of a song.

In 2012, sixteen-year-old Eddie Lee Richardson enjoyed making instrumental hip-hop beats and uploading them to the internet under the moniker Hotwire the Producer. One beat Richardson crafted is titled “*Hood* Pushin Weight” (HPW). The track has all the trappings of a successful

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State of Illinois and the City of Chicago v. Donald J. Trump, et al.

On October 4, 2025, President Donald Trump
invoked his authority under 10 U.S.C. § 12406 to federalize
and deploy members of the National Guard within Illinois,
over the objection of the state’s Governor. He asserted that de-
ploying the Guard in the state was necessary to quell violent
assaults against federal immigration agents and property. The
State of Illinoi

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United States of America v. Edward Dale, et al.

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants seeking reductions in sentences.

Defendants were initially sentenced for a conspiracy involving both powder and crack cocaine and several homicides. The government argues that the First Step Act did not authorize the district court to reduce Defendants’ sentences for the homicide convictions because the homicide

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United States of America .v James B. Comey, Jr.

Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers are representing the Defendant charged with:

Count 1:
1. On or about September 30, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia, the defendant, JAMES
B. COMEY JR., did willfully and knowingly make a materially false, Fictitious, and
fraudulent statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch of the
Governme

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State of Illinois v. Donald J. Trump

Chicago, Illinois, constitutional law lawyers represented the State of Illinois challenging the power of President.

Since this country was founded, Americans have disagreed about the appropriate division of power between the federal government and the fifty states that make up our Union. This tension is a natural result of the system of federalism adopted by our Founders. And yet, not eve

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Jose Montanez v. Paula Price, et al.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, pro se Plaintiff used the Defendants on Eighth Amendment violation theories.

The protections afforded by the Eighth Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and the Rehabilitation Act (RA), 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., do not stop at the prison gates. So when an inmate, whether counseled or pro se, claims that prison offici

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Chhean Jones v. United States of America, et al.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania pro se Plaintiff sued on constitutional rights violations.

Jones, was indicted on federal criminal charges, and he brought a Bivens action against the United States, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), 12 unnamed federal agents, and “the Government’s Attorney,” for alleged constitutional violations arising from the grand jury procee

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Mercy Castillo v. El San Juan City Island on 5th Ave. L.L.C., et al.

New York, New York, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

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United States of America v. Elijah Roy a/k/a “Eli Spice” and “Swervo,”

Brooklyn NY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Mass Shooting in Crown Heights

A complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Elijah Roy, also known as “Eli Spice” and “Swervo,” with crimes related to the August 17, 2025 shooting at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn, New York, in which three individuals were murd

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The People of the State of California v. Luis Antepara and Ashley Luhrin

Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft.

Luis Antepara and Ashley Luhrin were accused of stealing expensive items, including a Babe Ruth-signed baseball and a
rare comic book collection, from the clients of their house-sitting service.

Trusted Housesitters connected with homeowners seeking a caretaker allegedly stoled fro

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United States of America v. Ramon Santiago

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (“MDLEA”) for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine aboard a vessel subject to United States jurisdiction.

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