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Milwaukee County moves to fire its corporation counsel (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 2:04 pm

BY: Beth Kevit, beth.kevit@wislawjournal.com

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors is expected to fire the county’s top in-house attorney Thursday.

Out of office: Firms outsource support services to cut costs (access required)

Eager to cut costs, large firms nationwide are taking some of their employees out of the office.

Civil Rights — equal protection — class-of-one (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 11:01 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Civil Civil Rights — equal protection — class-of-one A clear showing of animus, even absent a robust comparison to a similarly situated individual, may sustain a class-of-one equal protection claim. “In the present case, where the direct showing of animus was very strong, Swanson’s pointing to [...]

Sentencing — sentence credit (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 11:01 am

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2011AP2802-CR State v. Klotz

Civil Procedure – settlement — mutual mistake (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 11:00 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2012AP763 Burrows et al. v. Progressive Classic Insurance Co. et al.

Search and Seizure — reasonable suspicion (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 10:59 am

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2012AP1137-CR State v. Cherry

Criminal Procedure — ineffective assistance (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 10:58 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2012AP1800-CR State v. Bilton

Appeals court reverses ticket decision (access required)

If a woman claims she was going faster than 90 mph in a 55 mph zone to get away from an unknown vehicle that was terrorizing her and following her every move, can the trial court legally recognize this as a “necessity” defense for speeding?

Jurors award more than $10M in patent infringement dispute (access required)

Plaintiffs Rockwell Automation Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, and Rockwell Automation Technologies Inc., an Ohio corporation, filed a lawsuit Nov. 16, 2010, in federal court against defendants Germantown-based WAGO Corp. and its German parent company, WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KG.

Sentencing — number of victims (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 12:05 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

12-1124 U.S. v. Loffredi

Motor Vehicles – OWI — reasonable suspicion (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 12:04 pm

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2011AP2823-CR State v. Girard

Trusts & Estates — statute of limitations — sale of real estate (access required)

2012AP644, 2012AP1093, 2012AP1829 In re the Estate of Louise Selenske

Criminal Procedure — habeas corpus — custody (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 12:01 pm

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2012AP717 State ex rel. Daniels v. State

Criminal Procedure — successive appeals (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 12:01 pm

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2012AP2009 State v. Moore

Criminal Procedure — breach of plea agreement — ineffective assistance (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 12:00 pm

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2012AP2557-CR State v. Bokenyi

Motor Vehicles — speeding (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 11:59 am

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2013AP39 City of Superior v. Bachinski

Motor Vehicles — implied consent (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 11:58 am

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2013AP85 In the matter of the refusal of Bradley H. Hart

Property – foreclosure — summary judgment — personal knowledge (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 11:57 am

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2012AP2551-FT Central Bank v. Duncan

Sentencing — improper facts — religion (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 11:56 am

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2012AP1339-CR State v. Betters

Insurance — automobile coverage — stacking (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 11:55 am

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2013AP48 Westra v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.

Employment — accumulated sick-leave (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 11:54 am

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2012AP2256 & 2012AP2257 Pasko v. Milwaukee County

Criminal Procedure — right to remain silent — compulsion (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 11:53 am

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2009AP2916-CR State v. Sahs

What it takes to make partner (access required)

With the economy still recovering and a challenging job market for new law graduates, some have likened making partner at a medium or large law firm to winning the lottery.

State Bar considers push to limit justices to single, 16-year term (UPDATE) (access required)

POSTED: Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 4:52 pm

BY: Caley Clinton, caley.clinton@wislawjournal.com

In an attempt to make the Wisconsin Supreme Court more nonpartisan, the Wisconsin State Bar is in the early stages of a potential push to limit state justices to single, 16-year terms.

Evidence — other acts — propensity evidence (access required)

POSTED: Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 2:22 pm

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12-2790 U.S. v. Richards

Sentencing — FSA (access required)

POSTED: Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 2:21 pm

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11-3411 U.S. v. Gulley

Civil Rights — excessive force — qualified immunity (access required)

POSTED: Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 2:20 pm

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12-3881 Findlay v. Lendermon

Constitutional Law – preemption — voting (access required)

POSTED: Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 2:19 pm

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12-71 Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Inc.

Criminal Procedure — right to jury — mandatory minimums (access required)

POSTED: Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 2:18 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

11-9335 Alleyne v. U.S.

Antitrust – patents — generic drugs (access required)

POSTED: Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 2:17 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

12-416 FTC v. Actavis Inc.

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