Sandusky, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking cocaine.

On January 14, 2021, Defendant was indicted on one count of trafficking in cocaine in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(2) and (C)(4)(g), a first degree felony; one count of possession of cocaine in violation of R.C 2925.11(A) and (C)(4)(f), a first degree felony; one count of trafficking in... More...   $0 (03-28-2025 - OH)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Assault in the Fourth Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-73a(a)(1)(B), and Risk of Injury to a Minor, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-21(a)(2).

Charles Bellinois, age 57, was accused of inappropriately touching a 13-year-old female in July 2020.

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Colorado Springs, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged withfelony
driving while ability impaired (DWAI) as a fourth or subsequent offense, a lesser included offense of driving under the influence (DUI).
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Lawrence Samuels, Jr.'s supervised release was revoked because he possessed a firearm in violation of one of the conditions relating to his release.

Samuels argued that the condition was unconstitutional under the Second Amendment and thus could not serve as a ba... More...   $0 (03-27-2025 - OK)

Bardstown, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of firearms.

On December 26, 2021, members of the Nelson County Sheriff's Office (NCSO) arrived at the home of Nation's mother, Denise Vicencio. Law enforcement found Nation - a convicted felon - inside a shed behind the home. The police found two firearms inside the shed with him.
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Denver, Colorado, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

Mr. Luethje sued Mr. Kyle and Mr. Kelly under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting claims under the Fourth Amendment for (1) unlawful entry and search of his home, (2) unlawful arrest, and (3) unlawful use of excessive force. He also brought a failure to intervene claim ... More...   $0 (03-19-2025 - CO)

Portland, Oregon, civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiffs seeking the return of information inadvertently disclosed to the Defendants.

The panel held that the district court, as part of its inherent powers to oversee discovery in cases before it, had authority to order The Oregonian to return or destroy the documents because, as an intervenor, The Oregonian was a party to the c... More...   $0 (03-19-2025 - OR)

Justice Went To Hell in Detroit, Michigan George Edward Clark and Kevin Harrington were wrongfully convicted of a murder that they did not commit.

This § 1983 case concerns alleged constitutional violations in the investigation and prosecution of George Clark and Kevin Harrington. Clark and Harrington spent nearly two decades in prison before the Wayne County Prosecution Integrity Unit d... More...   $0 (03-14-2025 - MI)

Lafayette, Louisiana, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on breach of contract theories.

The Garys sustained extensive roof damage when Humcane Delta blew through Lafayette Parish on October 9, 2020. The following day, the Garys met with a representative from Hollier Roofing. During this meeting, the Garys and Hollier Roofing signed an agreement to fi... More...   $0 (03-13-2025 - IN)

Grand Rapids, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a reduction in sentence.

Inspired by the Sentencing Commission’s retroactive amendment of a relevant guidelines provision, Kevin Obi asked the district court to reduce his sentence. The district court did so, but in an admittedly modest fashion: it reduced Obi’s 300-month sentence to 293 months. Obi chal... More...   $0 (03-13-2025 - MI)

Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

First, Jalomo argues that § 922(g)(1) is facially unconstitutional under the Second Amendment in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022). The Government is correct that Jalomo’s Bruen-based challenge to § 922(g)(1) is foreclosed. See Un... More...   $0 (03-13-2025 - OK)

Florence, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff challenging city ordinance.

A city ordinance makes it a crime “to broadcast obscene, profane or vulgar language from any commercial property” above certain volumes at certain times. A bar owner sued, arguing the ordinance violates the First Amendment. This appeal involves only the portion of the ordinance restricti... More...   $0 (03-13-2025 - SC)

Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of robbery.

A court found defendant guilty of two counts of robbery in which a firearm was used (Pen.Code, §§ 211, 12022.5) and sentenced him to prison for five years.

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Legal issue Does the procedure followed by legal counsel, who remained active in the case but filed ... More...   $0 (03-13-2025 - )

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendans charged with unrelated drug offenses.

Appellants Pedro Solis-Rodriguez and Richard Wilborn (collectively, “Appellants”) pleaded guilty to unrelated drug offenses. The same district court judge in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico accepted their plea agreements and sentenced them at ... More...   $0 (03-12-2025 - NM)

Defendants, administrators and clerks of the Vermont Superior Court, appeal from the judgment and permanent injunction of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont (Christina Reiss, J.) in favor of Plaintiffs, news and related media organizations. Beginning in 2020, when Vermont courts transitioned to electronic filing, the Superior Court adopted a policy of denying public acces... More...   $0 (03-11-2025 - VT)

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Joseph Gaye was staying late at his office when he called 911, reporting that a man wearing a mask ran in, shot him, and ran out. Officers and first responders arrived on scene soon after and found Mr. Gaye bleeding on the floor. As Mr. Gaye as rushed to the hospital, ... More...   $0 (03-11-2025 - CO)

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful use or possession of a weapon by a felon.

At trial, evidence established that officers curbed defendant's vehicle in Chicago on September 6, 2021. As officers removed defendant from the vehicle, they saw what appeared to be a handgun "falling from his person." A firearm was recovered between "defend... More...   $0 (03-10-2025 - IL)

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of drugs.

Legal issue Was the anonymous tip sufficiently corroborated to establish probable cause through a canine sniff detecting drugs in the defendant's storage unit?
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CRIMINAL LAW. FOURTH AMENDMENT SEARCH AND SEIZURE. The court addressed whether an anonymous tip regardin... More...   $0 (03-10-2025 - DE)

Las Cruces, New Mexico civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Sanders violated their First Amendment rights by threatening frivolous legal action against them in retaliation for their speech.

Dana Sanders was the Superintendent of the Los Lunas, New Mexico Public Schools when Rowena Tachias and Monique Dereta created a Facebook page... More...   $0 (03-10-2025 - NM)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. . § 922(g)(1).

The Second Amendment reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

It does not say "except" after infringed.More...   $0 (03-10-2025 - OK)

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on the Defendant on breach of contract and denial of due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.

Kevin Gresham was terminated from his position as Chief of Police, he sued Appellee Town of Depew in federal district court, claiming breach of contract and a violation of his Due Process rights under the Fourteenth Amendm... More...   $0 (03-10-2025 - OK)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute and conspiracy to accomplish the same.

This case included an issue regarding the admissibility of pole-camera evidence obtained without a warrant in a criminal proceeding, which raises a novel Fourth Amendment question in this Circuit. Defendan... More...   $0 (03-09-2025 - )

Melbourne, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a habitual felony offender.

Roberto Torres appealed the trial court's order denying his motion to correct illegal sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Torres argues that his designation and sentence as a habitual felony offender (HFO) is unconstitutional based on Erlinger... More...   $0 (03-07-2025 - FL)