Prisoner – Due Process Violation
This appeal presents issues stemming from a prison’s discipline of a prisoner and his later suicide attempts.
Qualified Immunity
One afternoon in 2014, three Chicago police officers stopped three black men in a grey sedan to investigate a nearby shooting that had happened a few hours earlier.
Order Correcting Opinion
The opinion issued in the above-entitled case on June 12, 2019, is hereby amended as follows...
6th Amendment Violation
A federal grand jury indicted defendants Julian Thomas and James Thompson for robbing a bank.
Trademark Infringement
SportFuel appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Gatorade and its parent company, PepsiCo.
Prisoner – 8th Amendment Violation
Jeffrey Leiser was an inmate at the Wisconsin Stanley Correctional Institution where Sergeant Karen Kloth was employed.
Prisoner – Child Support Arrears
Paul Nigl, pro se, appeals an order denying a motion, based upon his ongoing incarceration, to reduce the balance of his child support arrears, eliminate the accrued interest on those arrears, and modify his $5 weekly arrearage payment.
Due Process Violation
This class action suit challenges the red light camera program of the Village of Lakemoor, Illinois.
Sentencing Guidelines
Richard Kraemer pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B).
Consolidated Appeal
The complex background of these consolidated appeals burrows through over a decade of litigation.
ALJ Error – Disability Benefits
Tara Crump applied for disability benefits based on numerous mental health impairments, including bipolar disorder and polysubstance abuse disorder.
Resentencing
In United States v. Cardena, 842 F.3d 959 (7th Cir. 2016), we held that 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B)— which partially defines “crime of violence” for § 924—is unconstitutionally vague.
Legal News
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
- Dane County court overturns residential solar decision
- Judge faces formal complaint from state board
- Bankruptcies up 16% in U.S.
- (Updated) Wisconsin law enforcement clash with pro-Palestinian Madison protestors
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Lafayette County Circuit Court
- Complaint against University filed by Wisconsin law firm over $1.9M given to Palestinian students
- Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
- Active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside Wisconsin middle school
- Audit finds Wisconsin Capitol Police emergency response times up, calls for better tracking
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Benjamin Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dustin T. Woehl
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Katherine Metzger
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula