| State of Illinois v. Lakeia b. |
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Bloomington, Illinois, family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination action. Digested by: Kent Morlan In April 2025, the State filed a petition to terminate respondent's parental rights to the minors. The State alleged respondent was an unfit parent in th $ (07-21-2026 - IL) |
| United States of America v. Jalal Nimer Asad |
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Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371 and structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements in violation of 31 U.S.C. 5324. Digested by: Kent Morlan Jalal Nimer Asad, $ (07-27-2026 - IL) |
| State of Florida v. Cassandra Thompson, aka Cassandra Costentine |
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Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with Third-degree grand theft, money laundering unlawful proceeds, unlawful use of a communications device, and a computer offense involving fraud. Digested by: Kent Morlan State of Florida v. Cassandra Thompson $ (07-27-2026 - FL) |
| United States of America v. Robert Scott Froberg |
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Bowling Green, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping resulting in death in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1201. Digested by: Kent Morlan Robert Scott Froberg, age 61, from Dayton, Ohio, was arrested for armed robbery in Alabama on December 27, 198 $ (07-24-2026 - KY) |
| United States of America v. Thomas Goldstein |
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Greenbelt, Maryland, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7201, aiding and assisting the preparation of false and fraudulent tax returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7206, willful failure to pay taxes in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7203. and making false statements on loan applications in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1014. Digested by: $ (07-26-2026 - MD) |
| United States of America v. Jose Alejandro Belmonte Cardozo |
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Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a). Border searches do not require a warrant to be reasonable. And if a border search is routine, individualized suspicion is not required either. But law enforcement may not conduct a nonroutine border search without individualized suspicion. Unde $ (07-13-2026 - VA) |
| Josue Ariel Fuentes v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services |
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Alexandria, Virginia immigration lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued in federal district court asserting two challenges: (1) an Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) challenge to USCIS’ interpretation of the exclusion clause such that it excludes any individual who was granted SIJ status from ever conferring immigration benefits on their natural or adoptive parents; and (2) a consti $ (07-24-2026 - VA) |
| Bobbie Jo Horocofsky v. City of Lawrence, Kansas, et al. |
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Kansas City, Kansas, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights claim. Digested by: Kent Morlan Bobbie Jo Horocofsky alleged that she was raped by a law-school classmate. But officers of the City of Lawrence Police Department (LPD) ended up investigating her fo $ (07-24-2026 - KS) |
| United States of America v. Donald Demil Clay |
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Frankfort, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute a scheduled controlled drug in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a) and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). Digested by: Kent Morlan< $ (07-23-2026 - KY) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Heather Marie Blackburn |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with larceny of controlled drugs - Oxycodone, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-403.A, which provides: A. Except as authorized by the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, it shall be unlawful for any person: 1. To distribute, dispense, transport with intent to distribute or dispense, possess with intent to manufacture $ (07-20-2026 - OK) |
| State of Tennessee v. Shaquille Taylor |
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Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. Digested by: Kent Morlan Shaquille Taylor, age 32, was accused of gunning down an 18-year-old Belmont University freshman in 2023. The case has drawn widespread attention, larg $ (07-22-2026 - TN) |
| Lennie Dazet v. Joshua Nicolini |
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Metairie, Louisiana, family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce actions. Digested by: Kent Morlan In this case arising from parents disputing custody of a minor child, plaintiff Lennie Dazat, mother of minor child D.N., appeals a January 5, 2026 judgment of the trial court $ (07-22-2026 - LA) |
| United States of America v. Jakeem Butler |
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Texarkana, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Digested by Kent Morlan On December 31, 2024, Jakeem Butler, 25, was stopped for a traffic violation in Texarkana. During the stop, officers det $ (07-21-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Jesus Espinosa |
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El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with deprivation of rights under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242 and making false statements to a U.S. Government agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001. Digested by Kent Morlan While acting under color $ (07-21-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Loyd Waiter Hall |
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Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to provide firearms to the Sinaloa Cartel. Digested by Kent Morlan Loyd Walter Hall, 27, of Amarillo, is charged with conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, $ (07-21-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Terry Detroit Page |
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Charlotte North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing methamphetamine. Digested by Kent Morlan Law enforcement initiated an investigation into Terry Detroit Page, 54, of Pineville, N.C., for drug trafficking in and around Charlotte. Using $ (07-21-2026 - NC) |
| Kassi Harrison and Clayton Harrison, individually and as parents and next friends of Berkley Harrison, a minor child, v. Ajay Kumar Verma, M.D., Pediatrix Medical Group of Oklahoma, P.C. Mercy Hospital Oklahoma city, Inc. d/b/a Mercy Health Center, Misty Wayman, M.D. and Center for Women's Health, L.L.C. |
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on medical malpractice theories. Misty Wayman, M.D. provided prenatal care to Kassi Harrison for a seemingly uncomplicated pregnancy. Berkley was apparently law large fetus and there was a rick that her head might be too large. Kassi went into labor on on October 3, 2014 but did not progress as expected and Berk $ (06-05-2026 - OK) |
| Commonwealth of Virginia v. Theodore L. Hughes, Jr. |
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Sussex, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted second-degree murder, maliciously discharging a firearm within an occupied building, felony reckless handling of a firearm resulting in serious bodily injury, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and unlawful shooting in the commission of a felony. The parties entered a plea agreement that capped $ (07-17-2026 - VA) |
| United States of America v. Camille Jones |
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Greenbelt, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring with a subcontractor to receive $790,000 in kickbacks. Reported by Kent Morlan Camille Jones admitted that she steered a large employee assistant program contract to a prime contractor and $ (07-17-2026 - MD) |
| United States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman |
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Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University (ODU), and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. Reported by Kent Mo $ (07-17-2026 - VA) |
| United States of America v. John Coleman, III |
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Lynchburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with distributing thousands of fentanyl pills, pounds of methamphetamine, and kilograms of cocaine, among other drugs, while possessing a firearm. Reported by: Kent Morlan John Coleman, III, 35, distributed $ (07-17-2026 - VA) |
| United States of America v. Kelvin Rydele Myles, also known as “D” and Kristina Renea Clark |
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Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Reported by Kent Morlan On March 14, 2024, Kelvin Rydele Myles, also known as “D,” 49, of Charleston, sold approximately 2.9 grams of fentanyl to a confident $ (07-17-2026 - WV) |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Raabitah Reynolds |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of drugs with intent to distribute, criminal conspiracy, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, criminal use of communications facility, and simple possession of drugs. Reported by: Ke $ (07-17-2026 - PA) |
| United States of America v. Mark Snedden |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit federal program bribery in violation of 18 U.S.c. 371 and making a false claim in violation of 18 U.S.C. 287. Mark 1 Restoration Company (“Mark 1”) and its owner Mark Snedden have agreed to a $7,257,232.12 resolution of civil claims arising from kickbacks that Mark 1 paid to an A $ (07-17-2026 - PA) |
| United States of America v. Samuel Alectus, a/k/a “Capet” |
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Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a drug trafficking organization. Reported by: Kent Morlan Samuel Alectus, a/k/a “Capet,” 37, of Newark, was a member of a drug trafficking organization that had a significant presence in Ne $ (07-17-2026 - NJ) |
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