Federal court jurors returned a $1.8 million verdict for the plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging race and sex discrimination and constructive discharge against defendant Kenneth Black.
2011AP2386 In re the commitment of Quinton Keith Washington
2012AP958 In the matter of the mental commitment of Mary F.-R.
10-1974 & 10-2064 Thayer v. Chiczewski
2011AP1987 M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank v. Nunnery
2011AP1399-CR State v. Benson
The Merit Systems Protection Board provides the exclusive avenue of judicial review for federal employees’ adverse employment action challenges, even when those employees argue that a federal statute is unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
11-161 Armour v. City of Indianapolis
10-1434 Harris v. Hardy
10-3426 Del Marcelle v. Brown County Corp.
11-1448 Geinosky v. City of Chicago
2011AP166-CR State v. Langlois
10-3595 Parker v. Franklin County Community School Corp.
2010AP3002-CR State v. McKay
09-3561 McCauley v. City of Chicago
10-1532 U.S. v. Speed
Criminal Procedure
Equal protection; peremptory challenges
Criminal Procedure
Voir dire; equal protection
Immigration
Removal; equal protection
Civil Rights
Equal protection
Wisconsin Supreme Court CIVIL OPINIONS Constitutional Law Equal protection; property taxes 2007 Wis. Act 86, which allows municipalities to opt out of de novo review of property tax assessments, violates the equal protection clause. “[T]he Board of Review process suffers other shortcomings when compared to a de novo action. For one, the Board of Review [...]
Criminal Procedure Peremptory challenges; equal protection Juan J. Marquez appeals from a judgment of conviction for two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. Wis. Stat. § 948.02(1)(e) (2005-06). Marquez argues that the circuit court failed to properly instruct the jury, and that we should, therefore, exercise our discretionary [...]
Criminal Procedure Voir dire; equal protection When a defendant raises an equal protection challenge to the prosecutor’s peremptory strikes, the court may only consider the prosecutor’s original justification for striking a juror. “In this case, when the Batson challenge was made, the only reason offered by the prosecutor to justify striking Watson was her response [...]
