Recent Articles from MaryBeth Matzek, Special to the Wisconsin Law Journal
Sentencing Guidelines- Impersonation of a Law Enforcement Officer
Hancock pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.
Suppression of Evidence-Unlawful Search
An Urbana, Illinois, police officer pulled over a car just after midnight because its head and taillights were not lit.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Deficient Performance and Prejudice
David Lewicki was implicated in a group's attempt to rob Humberto Pelayo, which left Pelayo with permanent injuries.
Insurance-Arbitration Award Enforcement
Sun Holdings acquired a workers’ compensation policy from American Zurich Insurance, which stipulated Sun's responsibility to cover the initial $250,000 of each claim.
Immigration- I-360 petition-Due Process
Maria Smith, a Mexican citizen, faced denial of legal status in the U.S. by immigration authorities.
Bankruptcy-Insolvency Assessment
Hofmann oversaw several businesses, including Games Management and International Supply.
Social Security Disability Benefits-Burden of Proof
Morales appealed an administrative law judge's (ALJ) ruling that she wasn't disabled and thus ineligible for Social Security disability benefits.
Lease Dispute-Timeliness
AsymaDesign, LLC, an entity operating a virtual-reality ride in a shopping mall, leased space from CBL & Associates Management, Inc. Due to noise complaints, CBL relocated the ride within the mall, per the lease agreement.
Fourth Amendment-Illinois Concealed Carry Act
Dameron faced charges of possessing a firearm as a felon after police officers observed what appeared to be a gun in his waistband on a live video feed from a pole camera and subsequently found a gun on him during a frisk search on a public bus in Chicago.
Milwaukee County setting up RFP for courthouse project
County officials expect the RFP to be released in mid-June.
WLJ not invited to the party: State Bar closes doors to media
Other criticisms of the State Bar published recently included its diversity program and, as always, its mandatory membership rule.
Medicaid unwinding: 360,000 in Wisconsin lose coverage as eligibility checks resume
Some states have done more than Wisconsin to minimize bureaucratic hurdles.
Legal News
- 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
- GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
- 11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
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