Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.S. § 2241, Christopher Donnelly filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus as "next friend" on behalf of petitioner Bradley Manning, aka Chelsea Manning. Donnelly asserted that petitioner was in custody in Leavenworth...

Reverend Pruitt served in the U.S. Army between January 1971 and July 1975, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain. After leaving active service to seek ordination as a methodist minister, Pruitt remained an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR)....

Mrs. Lena Browning died in August, 1925, possessed of an estate of about $30,000. She bequeathed $3,000 to each of her four nieces and nephews, including the claimant, Mrs. Emma F. Kellum. A certain house and lot was devised to Georgetown College, at...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Union County Prosecutor's office began an investigation into reports that several county employees improperly took county-owned generators for personal use during or after the storm. Renna, the primary writer...

In 1990 the City of Chicago adopted a new system for the adjudication of parking violations.The new system made a violation a civil rather than criminal offense and did not require the ticketing officer to be at the hearing for challenge. Parking violators...

An individual consumer and resident of California filed an action against the company that manufactures, markets, and promotes Froot Loops cereal for intentional misrepresentation, breach of implied warranty, and violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies...

The sellers operated a business, Festival Foods, which served concessions to the general public at festivals and events throughout Illinois and Indiana from late April to late October each year. Buyers were interested in purchasing the concession business...

A jury in federal district court convicted defendant Rafael Angel Zavala Maldonado of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute after drugs were found in a hotel room that he occupied and were left in the room with his consent and knowledge. On...

California residents purchased Mission Guacamole product and Mission Spicy Bean Dip product in various grocery stores throughout the state. Plaintiffs sought injunctive relief, disgorgement, restitution, actual and punitive damages, and attorneys'...

Plaintiffs-appellants Nakia Williams and Rita Tabiu, who were the parents of small children, brought a class action against defendant-appellee Gerber Products Company (Gerber). An amended complaint alleged that Gerber deceptively marketed its "Fruit...