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Case Digests

Mar 18, 2024

Tax- “Religious Purposes”

The petitioners, Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. (CCB) and four of its sub-entities, seek an exemption from having to pay unemployment tax to cover their employees.

Mar 18, 2024

Sufficiency of Evidence

Margaret Bach, pro se, appeals from an injunction issued against her pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 813.123 (2021-22),1 prohibiting her from interfering with the delivery of protective services to her adult son, Aaron, and from contacting Aaron without the consent of his guardian, Life Navigators, Inc.

Mar 18, 2024

Contracts

Hoffman, pro se, appeals from a judgment awarding $7,333.80 to Travis Layher and ordering Layher to return a vehicle to Hoffman at Hoffman’s expense.

Mar 18, 2024

Postconviction Relief-Evidence Exclusion-Ineffective Assistance

On May 15, 2017, Gianna, the daughter of Hall’s girlfriend, informed law enforcement that Hall had sexually assaulted her the night before.

Mar 18, 2024

Postconviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Sanctions

In his eighth attempt to obtain postconviction relief, Rafeal D. Newson appeals the circuit court’s orders denying his petition for habeas corpus and denying his motion for reconsideration.

Mar 18, 2024

Suppression of Evidence

Mitrovich, faced charges for possessing child pornography following a multinational investigation that utilized a software program to uncover evidence on his computer.

Mar 18, 2024

Insurance Claim-“Broad Evidence Rule”

Margrit Meier, proprietor of the Hartland Inn restaurant, submitted a coverage claim to Wadena Insurance Company following a fire that ravaged her establishment.

Mar 18, 2024

Retaliation Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Brooks, a former police lieutenant who developed sleep apnea, asserted that the City violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to reasonably accommodate his condition, discriminating against him, and retaliating against him for lodging complaints.

Mar 18, 2024

Juror Procedure-Allowance of Expert Testimony-Jury Instructions

Artis had been previously convicted of misusing public funds for personal political purposes.

Mar 11, 2024

Termination of Parental Rights

Appeals from an order of the circuit court terminating her parental rights to her son, John.2 On appeal, H.C. argues that WIS. STAT. § 48.426(3) is unconstitutional on its face because it does not define a specific burden of proof for the State at the dispositional phase of a proceeding to terminate parental rights.

Mar 11, 2024

Postconviction Relief-Sentence Modification

Lyons appealed his conviction and the denial of his postconviction motion for sentence modification.

Mar 11, 2024

Employment Law

On June 17, 2020, MFD Chief Mark Rohlfing terminated Peden from his position as a heavy-equipment operator.

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