Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Postconviction Motion
On June 10, 2017, Williams, along with his two co-defendants, Stacy Watkins and Oscar Rash, traveled through residential Milwaukee neighborhoods committing a number of crimes.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Juror Information
Moore appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and unlawfully possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
OWI-Procedural Issues
Jacobi appeals a judgment of conviction for operating while intoxicated (OWI) as a seventh or subsequent offense.
“Extraneous and Superfluous” Testimony
Bell, charged by the State with two counts of first-degree reckless homicide in the shooting deaths of his sister and her girlfriend, appeals a nonfinal pretrial order of the circuit court precluding him from offering at trial certain expert-type testimony.
Other-acts Evidence
Dionne appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child under twelve years old.
Breach of Contract-Insurance
Lee appeals from an order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of Nationwide Insurance Company of America and dismissing the complaint that Lee filed against Nationwide alleging breach of contract, a claim for statutory interest, and bad faith after Nationwide denied a claim that Lee made under her homeowner’s insurance policy.
Class Action Certification-Wage Payment
This appeal arises from a complaint filed by Sherleti Freeman on September 28, 2020, alleging that SL Greenfield engaged in systemic violations of Wisconsin’s wage payment and collection laws at several independent living and assisted living facilities throughout Wisconsin.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Fluker appeals a judgment convicting him of two counts of repeated sexual assault of a child and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Contempt
Marika Erin McGhee Jones, n/k/a Marika Edwards (hereinafter “Edwards”), pro se, appeals an order of the circuit court dismissing her motion for contempt.
Ministerial Exception-Sex Discrimination
Michelle Fitzgerald worked for Roncalli High School—a Catholic high school run by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis—for fourteen years.
COVID-19 College Refunds
In March 2020, McKendree University, along with other colleges in Illinois, made the decision to close its campus and transition to remote instruction as a result of the COVID-19 risks.
Unlawful Entry-Excessive Force
Marvin's mother contacted the police out of concern for her 21-year-old son's well-being, suspecting he might be contemplating suicide.
Legal News
- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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