Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Suppression of Evidence
David VanRemortel appeals from a judgment convicting him of a seventh offense operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.
Postconviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Watson appeals from a judgment of conviction for homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon following a jury trial and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Postconviction Relief-Speedy Trial- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Woodland appeals from a judgment of conviction for three counts of armed robbery, all as a habitual criminal repeater, and an order of the trial court denying his motion for postconviction relief without a hearing. On appeal, Woodland raises four arguments.
Wisconsin DSPS Approval
Premium Properties Limited Partnership appeals a circuit court order affirming a notice of violations and orders (“the notice”) against Premium Properties by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (“the DSPS”).
Postconviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Keith Allen Lamont Sims appeals from a judgment convicting him of multiple crimes related to an armed robbery.
Reasonable Suspicion
Simplot appeals a judgment convicting her of misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle with a controlled substance in her blood, as a third offense.
Sentencing Guidelines
McMullen was found guilty of possessing cocaine and marijuana under Indiana law.
Uncompensated Taking of Property-Due Process
Willow acquired a house in need of substantial repairs, with project estimates surpassing $100,000.
Employment Law
NCR's customer engineers (CEs) provide on-site service for NCR devices, primarily working remotely.
Immigration-Asylum
In 2016, Nerio and her minor daughter attempted to enter the United States without the necessary authorization.
Class Action-Home-State Controversy Exception
A class action lawsuit has been filed in Illinois against Country Mutual and 46 of its current and former officers and directors by both current and former policyholders.
Indiana Man indicted for sending violent Anti-Semitic threats to Anti-Defamation League
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Indiana returned an indictment charging Andrzej Boryga, 67, with sending threatening communications to Anti-Defamation League offices around the country.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
- 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
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