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This appeal involves efforts made by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to recoup payments it made to Newcap, Inc., a family planning clinic.

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Kimberly Flanagan says that two coworkers threatened her life because she previously had sued their shared employer—the Cook County Adult Probation Department—for discrimination and retaliation.

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Wendell Weaver was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment.

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In 2017 Arla Foods, a global dairy conglomerate based in Denmark, launched a $30 million advertising campaign aimed at expanding its cheese sales in the United States.

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Plaintiff J. Donald Henson, Sr., appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendants on his claims under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552.

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This case involves a labor dispute between Columbia College Chicago (“CCC” or “the College”) and one of its employee unions, the Part-Time Faculty Association at Columbia College Chicago (“PFAC”), over the representation of full-time staff members who also teach part-time.

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Thaddeus Jones, an alderman in Calumet City, Illinois, wants to be mayor.

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Todd Dyer, the defendant in this consolidated appeal, challenges the denials of his motions to withdraw his guilty pleas.

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In 2001, John McMahan and his wholly owned corporation, Northwestern Nasal and Sinus Associates, S.C., participated in a tax shelter known as “Son of BOSS.” The shelter “is a variation of a slightly older alleged tax shelter known as BOSS, an acronym for ‘bond and options sales strategy.’”

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Paul Chaim Shlomo Fischer appeals an order denying a motion to reopen an action he and other Hungarian Jews brought against an instrumentality of the Hungarian government, the national railway, under an exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for harms suffered during the Holocaust.

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Three days into retirement and three days before the start of her pension, Linda Faye Jones died.

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In 2007, Canadian National Railway Company (“CN”) sought approval from the Surface Transportation Board (the “Board”) of its acquisition of control of the Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway Company (“EJ & E”) rail line near Chicago.

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Weekly Case Digests — June 25-June 29, 2018

WI Supreme Court Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Steven T. Delap Case No.: 2018 WI 64 Focus: 4th Amendment Violation – Seizure This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals affirming a judgment of ...

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This case arises out of the approval of a redevelopment project in the City of Eau Claire (the "City"), which relied in part on funds derived from two tax incremental districts ("TIDs"): TID 8 and TID 10. Voters with Facts, et al.

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This case is before the court on a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Winebow, Inc. v. Capitol-Husting Co., Inc., 867 F.3d 862 (7th Cir. 2017); see Wis. Stat. § 821.01 (2015-16).

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Lee and Mary Jo Neuschwander purchased property on Hayward Lake in Hayward, Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin has long provided a vested right to build a structure upon the filing of a building permit application that strictly conforms to all applicable zoning regulations (the "Building Permit Rule")

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John Przybyla appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated as a tenth offense.

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This case concerns whether the circuit court erred when it ordered Timothy L. Landry to comply with the sex offender registry—in his case, a discretionary call for the circuit court after Landry pled no contest to two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault.

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James Gray appeals from a judgment convicting him of five counts of identity theft and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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This case arises from a dispute between Michael R. Wilhelm and his former employer, McCoy Contractors, Inc. (McCoy) over unpaid compensation.

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F.E.L. appeals a circuit court order terminating his parental rights of A.A.W., as well as the denial of his postdispositional motion to withdraw his no contest plea.

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In this consolidated appeal, Anthony Donte Dixon appeals the judgments of conviction for knowingly violating a domestic abuse order and disorderly conduct in Milwaukee County case No. 16CF2789 arising out of events on June 16, 2016 (the “June 2016 case”), and the judgment of conviction in Milwaukee County case No. 16CF3737 for knowingly violating a domestic abuse order arising out of events on August 13, 2016 (the “August 2016 case”).

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This appeal involves a dispute between the Town of Rib Mountain (Rib Mountain) and Marathon County (the County) regarding the County’s plan to implement a uniform addressing system in all unincorporated areas of the County.

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Daniel Olmsted appeals a judgment denying his claim for interest pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 628.46 (2015-16).

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Anthony Iven Jones, a/k/a Hashim Hasan, appeals from a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of bail jumping.

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David Michael Murrell was convicted in 1993 after a jury trial of five counts of first-degree reckless injury while armed with a dangerous weapon.

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Christopher Roalson, pro se, appeals an order denying without a hearing his motion for postconviction relief, in which he alleged he received ineffective assistance from both his trial and appellate counsel.

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Employees of Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation (Advocate) claim that they were treated unfairly based on their race.

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