Recent Articles from ED POLL
Evidentiary Testimony
Echols was found guilty of an attempt to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
Sentencing
Albert Larry Jr. appealed his conviction for conspiring to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.
Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
Jackson, a prisoner at the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF), was placed in a cell without running water for five days.
Contract
Zimmer Biomet, a medical-device manufacturer was sued by former sales distributors arising from a compensation agreement that guaranteed the distributors long-term commissions on all sales made within their distributorship territories after retirement.
Unauthorized Drug Distribution-Jury Instructions
A nurse practitioner, Lisa Hofschulz, and her ex-husband, Robert Hofschulz, were convicted of conspiracy and multiple counts of unauthorized drug distribution, including one count resulting in a patient's death.
Immigration- Cancellation of Removal
Juan Santiago Lopez, a Mexican national, sought to challenge an immigration judge's decision denying his request for cancellation of removal.
Insurance Coverage-Defense Costs
Robert Breuder, the former president of the College of DuPage, alleged defamation and other claims following his termination.
Sentencing Guidelines- Storing and Distributing Drugs
Montgomery, pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine.
11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
Six people were hospitalized.
Judge receives ethics fine after endorsing candidate
Remarks drew a complaint filed with the Ethics Commission.
Environmentalists appeal regulators’ approval of pipeline tunnel project
A federal judge in Madison last year gave Enbridge three years to shut down part of a line that runs across the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
Chevron takeaways: Supreme Court ruling removes frequently used tool from federal regulators
Automakers already are petitioning the agency to reconsider the rules.
Legal News
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies