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Court Error – Expert Testimony
Margaret Cullinan appeals the denial of her application for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income.
6th Amendment Violation – Habeas Corpus
For over forty years, the Supreme Court has recognized that the Sixth Amendment implicitly entails a right to self-representation.
Title VII Violation
Abdullah Ennin appeals from a judgment in favor of his employer in this discrimination case.
Weekly Case Digests — Dec. 26-Dec. 29, 2017
Weekly Case Digests — Dec. 26-Dec. 29, 2017
DACA Rescindment
This case arises from five related lawsuits that challenge a determination adopted by the Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
Attorney Jeffrey M. Blessinger has filed a petition for the consensual revocation of his license to practice law in Wisconsin pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.19.
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
We review Referee John B. Murphy's recommendation that Attorney Alan R. Stewart be declared in default and that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for 60 days for professional misconduct.
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
We review the report and recommendation of Referee Richard M. Esenberg that Attorney Robert W. Horsch be publicly reprimanded for professional misconduct and that he pay the full costs of this proceeding, which are $1,797.03 as of February 7, 2017. The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) asked that, in addition to the public reprimand, the court impose various conditions on Attorney Horsch.
Plea Withdrawal – Harmless Error
This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals that reversed the Columbia County Circuit Court's order denying Jose Alberto Reyes Fuerte's ("Reyes Fuerte") motion to withdraw two guilty pleas for two separate criminal violations.
Motion for Sentence Modification Denied
Kenneth Lamb appeals an order that denied his motion for sentence modification.
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Anthony Taylor appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of marijuana as a second or subsequent offense and the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a search of an apartment unit where Taylor was staying.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Geoffrey Herling was convicted of two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and appeals from an order denying his second motion for a new trial.
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- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property
