Immigration – Removal Order
Daniela Guerra Rocha has filed a petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or Board).
Foreclosure – Damages
This appeal arises out of Illinois foreclosure proceedings on real estate owned by Donald and Lauretta Bauer.
Jury Instructions
Ionel Muresanu was arrested in Wisconsin for his role in a multistate ATM skimming operation.
Due Process Violation
Carolyn Mascow, a teacher who had tenure under Illinois law, was laid off in 2017.
Easement
This appeal presents a question about how 47 U.S.C. §541(a)(2), part of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, affects use of a utility easement in Indiana.
Supreme Court finds involuntary medication statute facially unconstitutional
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided a Wisconsin statute allowing involuntary medication of inmates is facially unconstitutional under certain circumstances.
Weekly Case Digests – April 6, 2020 – April 10, 2020
Weekly Case Digests – April 6, 2020 – April 10, 2020
Stevens Point attorney loses license for 60 days for fabricating motion
A Stevens Point attorney will lose his law license for 60 days for fabricating a motion and disappearing on his clients.
Tax Refund
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows an affiliated group of corporations to file a consolidated federal return.
US Supreme Court split on scope in Wisconsin absentee ballot opinion
A decision from the U.S. Supreme Court about Wisconsin's April 7 election saw the justices split on the scope of the issue in question: whether absentee ballots could be postmarked after election day.
ERISA – Fiduciary Duty
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requires plaintiffs with “actual knowledge” of an alleged fiduciary breach to file suit within three years of gaining that knowledge, 29 U. S. C. §1113(2), rather than within the 6-year period that would otherwise apply.
Sentencing Guidelines
Petitioner Holguin-Hernandez was convicted on drug charges and sentenced to 60 months in prison and five years of supervised release while he was still serving a term of supervised release for an earlier conviction.
Legal News
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
- Reinhart named the 2024 Wisconsin law firm of the year by benchmark litigation
- Milwaukee’s Common Council now has the most African Americans, women and openly LGBTQ members ever
- Office of School Safety Provides Behavioral and Threat Assessment Management Training Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Columbine Shooting
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in Democratic governor’s suit against GOP-led Legislature
- Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor’s 400-year veto
- Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to neglect in disappearance of boy
WLJ People
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