Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Wisconsin judge dismisses lawsuit challenging state’s new wolf management plan
Hunting advocates support setting a population limit.
Wisconsin Supreme Court issues opinion on Milwaukee Police officer fired over Facebook posts
Andrade challenges his termination on procedural grounds.
Gov. Evers Seeks applicants for Menominee County Register of Deeds
Application materials must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Mon., May 20, 2024.
Donald Trump calls Joe Biden weak on antisemitism, ignoring his own rhetoric
Trump last week downplayed Charlottesville, saying the deadly rally was “nothing” compared to ongoing pro-Palestinian campus protests.
Gov. Evers again calls Republican lawmakers into special meeting
Evers calls for immediate release of $140 Million to Fight PFAS Statewide.
Adoption Petition
In the case concerning the adoption of M.M.C. by A.M.B.'s nonmarital partner T.G., the Supreme Court of Wisconsin affirmed the circuit court's decision to deny the adoption petition based on the ineligibility of T.G. under the current adoption statutes.
Due Process-Employment
The case primarily focused on the procedural aspects of Andrade's dismissal following controversial social media posts that he made, which garnered significant public and legal attention.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Resentencing
Hill appealed his conviction for first-degree reckless injury and physical abuse of a child, arguing that he was sentenced based on inaccurate information regarding the severity of the victim's injuries and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel.
Suppression of Evidence-DNA Analysis
Raymand Vannieuwenhoven appeals from a judgment convicting him, following a jury trial, of two counts of first-degree murder.
Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act
Asif Sayeed and three related healthcare firms were found culpable for breaching the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act, leading to a nearly $6 million judgment.
International Child Abduction Remedies Act
Asli Baz, a German citizen, initiated legal action under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA) to compel Anthony Patterson, a U.S. citizen, to return their six-year-old son, A.P., from Illinois to Germany.
Tax
Scott and Gayla Moore, a married couple, sought a tax credit under Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code for research expenses incurred during the 2014 and 2015 tax years.
Legal News
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on addition 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
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
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