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Termination of Parental Rights
Emily appealed the circuit court's decision to terminate her parental rights to her children, Nicole and Zachary, arguing that the court's determination was not in the children's best interests.
Area Variance
The Barron County Board of Adjustment's decision to deny Laura and Ryan Sutton's request for an area variance was reversed by the circuit court, which found the Board had failed to apply the correct legal standard and that its decision was arbitrary.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Eligibility
Wilson appealed a decision by the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) regarding her eligibility for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Postconviction Relief
Molde had been convicted of first-degree sexual assault of a child under twelve and incest with a child.
Restitution
Otho Harris visited a Boost Mobile store seeking help for his broken cellphone.
Qualified Immunity-Excessive Force
Brumitt, while intoxicated and lying on a utility box, was struck by Evansville Police Department Sergeant Sam Smith. Smith punched Brumitt four times in the face, rendering him unconscious.
Insurance Coverage-Disclosure of Confidential Information
Thermoflex Waukegan faced a lawsuit for allegedly breaching the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by implementing handprint-based timekeeping for its hourly employees without obtaining proper consent or utilizing a third party for data processing.
Involuntary Medication Order
The Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed as improvidently granted the petition for review filed by D.E.W. in his case against Winnebago County concerning his involuntary medication order.
Class Certification- Portal-to-Portal Act
The Court of Appeals reversed the circuit court’s order certifying a class of current and former Department of Corrections (DOC) employees seeking compensation for time spent undergoing security checks and walking to and from their work posts.
Probation Revocation
The Court of Appeals reversed the circuit court’s decision and affirmed the Division of Hearings and Appeals' (DHA) decision not to revoke Keyo Sellers’s probation.
Deferred Prosecution Agreement
The Court of Appeals affirmed the Circuit Court's decision to dismiss a delinquency petition against 14-year-old S.R. (referred to as Susan) and refer the matter for a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA).
Deferred Prosecution Agreement
The Court of Appeals affirmed the Circuit Court's decision to dismiss a delinquency petition against Z.D.S. (referred to as Zach) and refer the matter for a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA).
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property
