Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Breach of Contract – Material Breach
As owners of land, Randall, Reed, Roger, Robert and Richard Niederkorn entered into a logging contract with Thomas and Kirsten King to cut and sell timber from portions of the Niederkorns’ property.
Frivolous Appeal – Sanctions
On appeal, the Zahrans challenge both the merits of the circuit court’s decisions and the procedures the court employed.
Sixth Amendment – Excluded Evidence
James Hinkle is serving a 42‐year prison sentence after an Indiana jury convicted him of sexually molesting his minor nephew, S.B., who testified at trial.
First Step Act – Sentencing Relief
Recently, the Supreme Court decided in Concepcion v. United States, that “when deciding a First Step Act motion, district courts bear the standard obligation to explain their decisions and demonstrate that they considered the parties’ arguments.”
Abuse of Discretion – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
In 2014, a jury convicted Anthony Lomax of heroin distribution and firearm offenses.
Arbitration Clause – Rule 60 motion for reconsideration.
Rock Hemp, appellant, contracted with an entity called CBDINC to purchase 6,000 hemp seeds. CBDINC is a fictitious business name used by Appellees, Adam Dunn, Ryan Davies, and Shawn Kolodny.
Speedy Trial Act
This appeal concerns a violation of the Speedy Trial Act that occurred due to delays transporting Roman Lloyd to his mental competency evaluation.
A resource for family law cases
Ten years ago, the average number of cases to report on, between Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (published and citeable unpublished cases) was 15-20 per year. So far this year, there have been zero Supreme Court cases, one published Court of Appeals case and four citeable unpublished Court of Appeals cases.
SmithAmundsen, Davis|Kuelthau to combine firms
The law firms of SmithAmundsen and Davis|Kuelthau will combine firms on Nov. 1 to form Amundsen Davis LLC.
Medical services company guilty in Milwaukee jail death
The company that provided medical services at a Wisconsin jail has been found guilty in the 2016 dehydration death of an inmate.
Favre says he’s ‘unjustly smeared’ in welfare case
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he is being treated unfairly in news coverage of a Mississippi welfare scandal, including about payments he received to help fund a pet project of his — a volleyball arena at the university he attended and where his daughter was playing the sport.
Evers won’t back abortion exceptions if ban remains
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday that he wouldn't sign a bill creating exceptions for rape and incest if it would keep in place the state's 1849 abortion ban.
Legal News
- UW-Milwaukee chancellor to step down next year amid handling of Pro-Hamas protesters
- Wisconsin Republicans are improperly blocking conservation work, court says
- Man hurt when home in rural Wisconsin explodes has died, authorities say
- Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
- Gov. Evers appoints Travis Maze as Jefferson County Sheriff
- Democrat Dora Drake wins open seat in Wisconsin state Senate
- Wisconsin joins coalition urging Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations
- GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
- NFL is liable for $4,707,259,944.64 in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case
- Milwaukee Police investigating fatal downtown crash
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
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