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Feb 18, 2019

Qualified Immunity

William Rainsberger was charged with murdering his elderly mother.

Feb 18, 2019

FCRA Claim – Subject-matter Jurisdiction

In 2009 Allstate Insurance Company launched an internal investigation into suspicious trading on its equity desk.

Feb 18, 2019

Ordinance Interpretation – Jurisdiction

An organization known as Keep Chicago Livable and six individuals challenge the constitutionality of Chicago’s Shared Housing Ordinance.

Feb 15, 2019

Council takes up records request, no other proposed changes to Act 235 expected

The Judicial Council discussed on Friday the best way to respond to a request for records related to a recent overhaul of Wisconsin's rules of civil procedure.

Feb 15, 2019

Weekly Case Digests – February 11, 2019 – February 15, 2019

Weekly Case Digests – February 11, 2019 – February 15, 2019

Feb 14, 2019

Oral arguments set for Wisconsin case before SCOTUS

A criminal appeal challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin's implied-consent statute will be argued in April before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Feb 13, 2019

Justices issue order detailing exception to pro hac vice rule

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday handed down a written order on its recent decision to approve exceptions to its pro hac vice rule for certain tribal attorneys.

Feb 13, 2019

Termination of Parental Rights

C.H.B. appeals the circuit court’s orders terminating his parental rights to his three children pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 48.415(4) on the petition of S.M.G., C.H.B.’s ex-spouse and the children’s mother. C.H.B. makes a single argument, which is a facial challenge to the constitutionality of § 48.415(4). Section 48.415(4) allows the termination of parental rights based on the continuing den[...]

Feb 13, 2019

Governmental Immunity

Danielle Jackson, a former inmate at the Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center, a state correctional facility, was working as a cook in the kitchen of the facility on March 4, 2014, when Kettle Number One tipped, spilling boiling water on her and causing her significant burn injuries.

Feb 13, 2019

Plea Withdrawal – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Samantha H. Savage-Filo appeals from a judgment of conviction for misdemeanor theft and from an order denying her postconviction motion, which sought to withdraw her plea as not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary due to her trial counsel’s ineffective assistance.

Feb 13, 2019

Statutory Interpretation – Federal Arbitration Act

Under the Federal Arbitration Act, parties to a contract may agree that an arbitrator rather than a court will resolve disputes arising out of the contract.

Feb 13, 2019

Habeas Corpus

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that respondent Danny Hill, who has been sentenced to death in Ohio, is entitled to habeas relief under 28 U. S. C. §2254(d)(1) because the decisions of the Ohio courts concluding that he is not intellectually disabled were contrary to Supreme Court precedent that was clearly established at the time in question.

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