11-1369 U.S. v. Stadfeld
A Wisconsin appeals court says a lawsuit that former Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos filed against the state may continue.
Secret Service agents are protected by qualified immunity from being sued for retaliatory arrest where it was not clearly established that an arrest supported by probable cause could violate the First Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
A 13th person has been granted immunity in a secret Milwaukee County investigation that has already led to criminal charges against six people close to Gov. Scott Walker.
2011AP359 Estate of Hammersley v. Wisconsin County Mut. Ins. Corp.
A prosecutor’s absolute immunity defense cannot be decided without first deciding whether there was probable cause against the plaintiff.
