Case Digests

Jun 23, 2026

Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

A group of taxpayers challenged Wisconsin’s Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant Program, arguing that limiting eligibility based on race, ancestry, national origin, and alienage violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Jun 23, 2026

Sufficiency of Evidence-Plain Error

At trial, a Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy testified that he paced Williams’s vehicle for over a mile using his squad car’s certified speedometer and determined Williams was traveling approximately 80 mph.

Jun 23, 2026

6th Amendment-Failure to Prosecute

Pinter was charged with sexual assault in August 2023.

Jun 23, 2026

Relief from Judgment-Attorney Withdrawal

Specworks, Inc., King Embroidery & Apparel, LLC, and Cheryl Schmidt, possessed competing claims over payments for embroidery services and ownership of certain property.

Jun 23, 2026

Statute of Limitations-Bail Jumping

Singh appealed his conviction for misdemeanor resisting an officer by failing to stop, entered pursuant to a guilty plea after the State amended an original felony fleeing charge.

Jun 23, 2026

Marital Property Division-Competency

Thomas Schroeder appealed the judgment dissolving his marriage to Holly Schroeder, arguing that the circuit court should have appointed a guardian ad litem (GAL) based on his alleged mental-health issues and that the court erred in its maintenance and property-division rulings.

Jun 23, 2026

Standing-Marsy’s Law

Beckman sought review of a decision by the Wisconsin Crime Victims Rights Board that found no probable cause to believe Department of Justice officials had violated a crime victim’s rights under Marsy’s Law.

Jun 23, 2026

Good Faith Covenant-Banking Fees

Klimek sued Nicolet National Bank, alleging that the bank breached its deposit-account agreement by charging multiple $35 non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees when a merchant repeatedly sought payment on the same transaction after an initial denial.

Jun 23, 2026

Voluntary Consent-Totality-of-the-Circumstances Test

The City of Antigo appealed a circuit court order suppressing blood-test evidence obtained from Fermanich following his arrest for operating while intoxicated (OWI).

Jun 23, 2026

Class Action Fairness Act-Subject Matter Jurisdiction

In April 2023, a fire erupted at an industrial facility in Richmond, Indiana, owned in part by private entities and in part by the City of Richmond.

Jun 23, 2026

Policy Exclusions-Commercial Crime Bond

The Office of the Special Deputy Receiver (OSD), an Illinois nonprofit organization responsible for administering receiverships of insolvent insurance companies, purchased a Financial Institution Bond from Hartford Fire Insurance Company.

Jun 23, 2026

Negligent Misrepresentation-Tortious Interference

A small Indiana telecommunications engineering company and Crown Castle, a larger telecommunications infrastructure firm formed a business relationship with a master services agreement under which the engineering company could perform construction-related work on cellular tower sites.