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The Department of Natural Resources (Department) issued to Meteor Timber, LLC, a permit (the permit or the initial permit) and, some months later, an amended permit (the amended permit) allowing Meteor Timber to fill wetlands for purposes of constructing a facility for drying and storing industrial sand and an associated facility for loading the sand onto rail cars and shipping the sand by rail.

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When James Murphy and Nancy Holland divorced in 2010, Holland was awarded indefinite spousal maintenance as a percentage of Murphy’s income.

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Chadwick Johnson appeals a judgment of conviction for substantial battery in violation of WIS. STAT. § 940.19(2) (2019-20)1 and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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Jane appeals from an order of the circuit court extending her WIS. STAT. ch. 51 involuntary commitment and from an order for involuntary medication and treatment.

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Robby R. Walentowski appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon his guilty pleas, for five counts of possession of child pornography.

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Robby R. Walentowski appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon his guilty pleas, for five counts of possession of child pornography.

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Brandon appeals a dispositional order adjudicating him delinquent on one count of disorderly conduct.

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Conway Freight, Inc./Conway Central Express (Conway Freight) appeals an order of the circuit court affirming a decision from the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) in which Timothy J. Rothe was awarded worker’s compensation benefits for an occupational injury that resulted in Rothe’s permanent total disability.

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This case is on appeal for the second time, from an action brought in the district court by Kevin Clanton under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

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An Illinois state trooper stopped Janhoi Cole for following too closely behind another car.

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After being fired from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Donald A. Miller and John W. McGuire sued their former employer and one of its officers, Donald Bonds, alleging racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of federal and Illinois state law.

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Law enforcement agents searched Michael Perryman’s home and found drugs, baggies, a digital scale, and a loaded AR-15 rifle.

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These two consolidated appeals raise issues about how the common practice of “direct filing” in multidistrict litigation may affect the choice of law in individual cases within the larger MDL.

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Michael Moss brought this class action against United Airlines (“United”) under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”).

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This case brings to us a contract dispute over a piece of commercial real property in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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Andrea Santiago, a severely disabled Chicago resident, would leave her van parked on the street in front of her home for extended periods of time.

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Weekly Case Digests – February 28, 2022 - March 4, 2022

The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.

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The Court granted certiorari before judgment in this case to determine whether, under our precedents, certain abortion providers can pursue a pre-enforcement challenge to a recently enacted Texas statute.

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Steven Breneman appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree intentional homicide.

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Peter Hamilton was convicted in the Columbia County Circuit Court of operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent, and the circuit court placed him on probation for that offense.

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Robert Nietzold pleaded no contest to and was convicted of repeated sexual assault of the same child.

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Mark Ziegler appeals pro se from a judgment of the circuit court entered in Velocity Investments, LLC’s favor.

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In these consolidated appeals, Dallas R. Christel appeals from judgments of conviction and orders denying his postconviction motions.

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A.P. appeals the orders of the trial court terminating his parental rights to his children, C.P. and P.P. A.P. contends that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion at the dispositional hearing...

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James appeals from orders for his commitment and involuntary medication and treatment, both entered pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 51.

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Amy Cady-Krech appeals an order excluding her as an heir of the Estate of Michael Mikulewicz, who died intestate.

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Menard, Inc., filed this lawsuit challenging as excessive the City of Hudson’s 2018 assessments of two parcels of real property owned by Menard.

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Anne Streckenbach appeals a judgment convicting her of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), as a second offense.

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Nickolas Seekins lost his left foot as a result of an accident that occurred while he was operating a machine used to lift and transport pallets.

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