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Mark Stevens appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen, contrary to WIS.STAT. § 948.02(1)(e) (2015-16).

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Tracy Barnett and Mogul Enterprises, LLC (collectively, Barnett) sued Mark McGinnis and his former law firm, Herrling Clark, for malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties, and breach of contract.

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In 1995, Miguel Macias Mendoza (“Macias”) reentered the United States after having been removed only weeks earlier.

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Kenneth Mayle, an adherent of what he calls nontheistic Satanism, sued the United States and officials from the United States Mint, Department of the Treasury, and Bureau of Engraving and Printing, to enjoin the printing of the national motto, “In God We Trust,” on United States currency.

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Bobbi Kilburn‐Winnie and Michelle Allen‐Gregory (collectively, “Appellants”)filed suit against the Town of Fortville, Indiana, Fortville Waterworks, and Fortville Utilities (collectively, “Fortville”), alleging that their Fourteenth Amendment procedural due process rights were violated when Fortville disconnected their water service.

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Aaron Schock resigned from Congress on March 31, 2015, after his constituents responded adversely to disclosures about trips he took at public expense, the expense of his elaborate office furnishings, and how he had applied campaign funds.

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Petitioner Scott Schmidt murdered his wife, Kelly Wing-Schmidt.

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On June 24, 2015, a grand jury indicted Julius Peterson on two counts of financial institution fraud, one count of making a false statement to a financial institution, and one count of bankruptcy fraud.

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Weekly Case Digests — June 4-June 8, 2018

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The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe purchased a roughly 40-acre plot of land and then commissioned a boundary survey.

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Should employees and employers be allowed to agree that any disputes between them will be resolved through one-on-one arbitration?

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Attorney James M. Schoenecker has appealed Referee James W. Mohr Jr.'s recommendation that Attorney Schoenecker's petition for the reinstatement of his license to practice law in Wisconsin be denied.

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This appeal comes before the court on certification by the court of appeals.1 Cory Thompson, the debtor defendant, appeals an order of the Dane County Circuit Court, Amy Smith, Judge, granting Federal National Mortgage Association a foreclosure judgment and a monetary judgment of $152,355.98, plus any amounts held in escrow, interest after August 16, 2012, and costs incurred by Federal National Mortgage Association.

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We review, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.33(3), a report filed by Referee James W. Mohr, Jr., recommending the court reinstate the license of Attorney Michael D. Mandelman to practice law in Wisconsin, with conditions.

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In the instant case, the court is equally divided on the question of whether the unpublished decision of the court of appeals should be affirmed or reversed.

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In the instant case, the court is equally divided on the question of whether the unpublished decision of the court of appeals should be affirmed or reversed.

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The City of Sun Prairie appeals the circuit court’s judgment confirming an arbitration award in favor of two individuals the City employed as paramedics.

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James Grant, pro se, appeals the circuit court’s dismissal of his small claims action for lack of proof.

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This case involves a conditional use permit issued by a Dane County zoning committee that allows the operator of a crude oil pipeline to significantly expand the volume of oil pumped through the line.

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A jury found Michael Gilbreath guilty of first degree sexual assault of a child based on allegations that Gilbreath had repeated sexual contact with his step-granddaughter, S.L., beginning when she was nine and ending when she was twelve.

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Jasetta M. Smith appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle with a restricted controlled substance.

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William Hyde appeals from an order confirming a decision of the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) that he is capable of working eight-hour days, with certain restrictions on his physical activities.

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In this residential real estate misrepresentation case, Carolyn Krueger appeals from an order denying her posttrial motion to change answers in the verdict on the basis of insufficient evidence or, alternatively, for a new trial.

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Larry Shannon appeals from judgments convicting him of twelve counts allocated among the following crimes against three victims: first-degree sexual assault of a child, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, incest, false imprisonment, and strangulation and suffocation.

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Royce O. Bernard appeals from his judgment of conviction, entered by the circuit court upon accepting his guilty plea to one count of carrying a concealed weapon, and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief without granting an evidentiary hearing.

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Lakisha K. Wilburn appeals two orders of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of Robert and Sarita Nash.

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Debora West was cited for violating WIS. STAT. § 346.675(1), which imposes liability upon a vehicle owner when his or her vehicle is operated in the commission of a “hit-and-run.”

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Damon Donte Bealin appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 940.02(1), 939.05, and 941.29(2) (2013-14).

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William Canales, Jr. appeals from his judgment of conviction, entered by the trial court upon accepting his guilty plea for one count of possession with intent to deliver between ten and fifty grams of heroin and one count of possession with intent to deliver more than forty grams of cocaine, both as second or subsequent offenses.

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This case arises out of a motor vehicle accident in which Lorraine Zeichert and Matthew Zeichert sustained injuries, and Ryan Zeichert was killed. The Zeicherts appeal a judgment and order granting summary judgment to Todd Gruetzmacher and his insurers, Ellington Mutual Insurance Company (Ellington Mutual), Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company (together, Liberty Mutual), and granting Progressive Casualty Insurance Company’s (Progressive) motion to terminate its defense of Gruetzmacher.

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