Fourth Amendment-Illinois Concealed Carry Act
Dameron faced charges of possessing a firearm as a felon after police officers observed what appeared to be a gun in his waistband on a live video feed from a pole camera and subsequently found a gun on him during a frisk search on a public bus in Chicago.
Postconviction Motion-Plea
Voss, appealed pro se appealing judgments of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion without a hearing.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Conflict of Interest
Dorgay, pro se, appeals his conviction and the denial of his post-conviction relief motion.
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.
Legal News
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
- GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
- 11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
- Judge receives ethics fine after endorsing candidate
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies