Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Opinion

Jun 30, 2021

Postconviction Motion Denied – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Justin Douglas appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him of two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child; four counts of sexual exploitation of a child; two counts of possession of child pornography; and eight counts of felony bail jumping, with all sixteen counts as a habitual criminal.

Jun 30, 2021

Postconviction Order – Forfeiture of Counsel

Rudy McWashington appeals from a postconviction order permitting appointed postconviction counsel to withdraw over McWashington’s objection.

Jun 30, 2021

Federal Trade Commission Act – Restitution

Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act authorizes the Commission to obtain, “in proper cases,” a “permanent injunction” in federal court against “any person, partnership, or corporation” that it believes “is violating, or is about to violate, any provision of law” that the Commission enforces. 87 Stat. 592, 15 U. S. C. §53(b).

Jun 30, 2021

Insurance Claim – Maximum Liability

Savanah Thom was severely injured when her vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by a thirteen-year-old child.

Jun 29, 2021

Monetary Judgment – Contract Modification

Paul Hsu and Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises, Inc., (collectively Hsu) appeal from a money judgment entered against both Paul and the corporation, stemming from a futures contract for the sale of ginseng grown by Daniel Krueger.

Jun 29, 2021

Petition for Discharge Commitment Denied

Stanley E. Martin appeals the order denying his petition for discharge from a WIS. STAT. ch. 980 commitment.

Jun 29, 2021

Statue of Limitations – Certiorari Action

Voters with Facts, as well as numerous individual plaintiffs (collectively, “Voters with Facts”), appeals an order dismissing its certiorari action seeking a judgment voiding a particular tax incremental district (“TID”) enacted by the City of Eau Claire and its Joint Review Board (collectively, “the City”).

Jun 29, 2021

Postconviction Motion Denied – Restitution Order

Daryl Strenke appeals an amended judgment of conviction, entered upon his guilty plea, convicting him of second-degree intentional homicide.

Jun 29, 2021

Sentence Modification

Christopher Caley appeals from a judgment of conviction for eleven counts of capturing an image of nudity on camera without consent of the victims, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 942.09(2)(am)1. (2019-20), and for one count of disorderly conduct.

Jun 29, 2021

Unlawful-stop Claim – Suppression of Evidence

Kimberly Crone appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon her no-contest plea, for possession of a controlled substance.

Jun 28, 2021

Medicare Act – Standing to Sue

For the second time in as many years we affirm the district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought under the Medicare Act by entities seeking to collect on healthcare receivables assigned to them by so-called Medicare Advantage Organizations.

Jun 28, 2021

Copyright Infringement

Copyright law strikes a practical balance between the intellectual-property rights of authors and the public interest in preserving the free flow of ideas and information and encouraging creative expression, all in furtherance of the constitutional purpose to “promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts.”

Polls

Should Steven Avery be granted a new evidentiary hearing?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Legal News

See All Legal News

WLJ People

Sea all WLJ People

Opinion Digests