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Friends of the Black River Forest and Claudia Bricks (collectively referred to herein as the Friends) appeal the dismissals of their challenges to a land exchange that took place between Kohler Company (Kohler) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (the Department).

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Christopher Vialva has been sentenced to death for murders he committed in 1999.

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Rumael Green was indicted for possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).

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Matthew Moultrie was charged with, and pleaded guilty to, being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).

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Petitioner‐appellee filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc on September 1, 2020.

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Indiana University student Jill Behrman went for a bike ride one morning but never returned.

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Rashod Bethany participated in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in Chicago.

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Section 403 of the First Step Act of 2018 amended the mandatory minimum sentence for certain firearm offenses.

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Gerald Peeters appeals the denial of his claim for disability insurance benefits.

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Weekly Case Digests – November 2, 2020 – November 6, 2020

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We review Referee L. Michael Tobin's report recommending that the court declare Attorney James T. Runyon in default and revoke his license to practice law in Wisconsin for professional misconduct.

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John Swapsy was convicted in the Dane County Circuit Court, following a jury trial, of one count of arson of a building, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 943.02(1)(a) (2013-14).

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Victoria Conley entered a plea of no contest to a single count of disorderly conduct as a criminal offense.

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Moeun Mao appeals a judgment convicting him of two counts of sexual assault for having sexual intercourse with and impregnating a developmentally disabled sixteen-year-old female, G.S.K., and an order denying his postconviction motion seeking a new trial due to the ineffective assistance of trial counsel, plain error, and in the interest of justice.

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James E. Brown appeals a judgment of conviction, following a guilty plea, of one count of carrying a concealed weapon.

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Andrew W. Bunn, pro se, appeals the judgment of conviction, following guilty pleas, to two counts of carrying a concealed weapon.

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Timothy Casa De Calvo, Jr., appeals a summary judgment dismissing his adverse possession claim against the Town of Hudson.

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Johnathan Johnson appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of fifth offense operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC).

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The State appeals an order granting Kayla Murphy’s motion to dismiss an amended criminal complaint charging her with one count of neglecting a patient, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 940.295(3)(a)3. and (b)4.

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Gerald Haugen appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his action against Northern State Bank and its insurer, Owners Insurance Company (collectively, “the Bank”), for injuries allegedly caused by a defective floor in the Bank’s hallway.

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Ashley Monn appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon her guilty plea, to misdemeanor possession of amphetamine in violation of WIS. STAT. § 961.41(3g)(d).

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When the Federal Railroad Administration put in place new regulations related to hearing, a train conductor—who has been hearing‐impaired since youth and has worn hearing aids for years—was caught in a bind.

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Based on guilty pleas, Justin Jackson was convicted of possession of a firearm by a felon and threatening a law enforcement officer.

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Robert Brown, pro se, appeals an order denying his motion for sentence modification.

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In January, we reversed the dismissal of an equal-protection suit brought by a group of taxpayers challenging Cook County’s pre-2008 property tax assessments.

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Deon Patrick was convicted of double murder in 1995 and sentenced to life in prison. The convictions were vacated in 2014 and Patrick was released.

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The opinion issued in this case on September 3, 2020, is hereby AMENDED as follows: At line three of the second full paragraph on page seven of the slip opinion the word “affects” is stricken and replaced with the phrase: “does not affect”.

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Plaintiffs—a class of detainees at the Cook County Jail—brought this action against Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart after the Jail reported an outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus that has sparked a global pandemic.

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Weekly Case Digests – October 26, 2020 – October 30, 2020

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Attorney Theodore F. Mazza has filed a petition for voluntary revocation of his license to practice law in Wisconsin pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.19.

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