Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Condemnation Powers-“Pedestrian Way”
The Supreme Court reviewed the Village's use of its condemnation powers to address safety issues at the intersection of County Highway G and State Highway 42.
Insurance-Statute of Limitations-Sanctions
Minnesota Built Harris, LLC ("Minnesota Built") appealed a summary judgment in favor of Hastings Mutual Insurance Company ("Hastings") and a sanction order against its counsel.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
James E. Curry pleaded guilty to a hit and run resulting in death.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
The State of Wisconsin appealed a decision granting Devon E. Words a new trial based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.
Evidence
Pablo Fuerte Perez was charged with repeated sexual assault of a child and child enticement.
Seizure-Reasonable Suspicion-Jury Instructions
Law enforcement officers intercepted a package mailed from Atlanta to a Chicago residence because they believed it contained narcotics.
Sentencing Guidelines
Joseph Van Sach appeals his 87-month sentence for assaulting a correctional officer. 18 U.S.C. § 111(a), (b).
Collective Action-Overtime Wages-Arbitration
Plaintiff Mary Rodgers-Rouzier who worked as a bartender on steamboats operated by American Queen, alleged that she and her fellow employees were unlawfully denied overtime wages.
Sentencing Guidelines
Johnson, the defendant, was charged and pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Delayed Disclosure-Mistrial Motion
Mario Giannini and Robert Czernek engaged in a series of fraudulent activities in Bloomingdale Township, Illinois.
Sixth Amendment-Request for Jury Trial
Seldrick Carpenter was on supervised release following a federal conviction for distributing fentanyl.
Facebook warrant upheld despite close question on particularity
Ultimately, the court sided with the county.
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