Trademark Registration
This case concerns eligibility for federal trademark registration.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and Collateral Review
Accuracy and finality are both central goals of the judicial system, but there is an inherent conflict between them.
Unlawful-stop Claim – Suppression of Evidence
Defendant Cordarrell Wilson was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Personal Jurisdiction – Service of Process
Skyler Ewing appeals a summary judgment dismissing defendant Jonathan Davis from Ewing’s personal injury action for lack of personal jurisdiction over Davis.
ADEA Violation – Sufficiency of Evidence
In 2014, Romuald (“Roman”) Tyburski, then age seventy-four, applied for a promotion with his employer, the City of Chicago’s Department of Water Management, but the City rejected his application.
8th Amendment Violation – Issue of Material Fact
When a prison official knows that an inmate faces a substantial risk of serious harm, the Eighth Amendment requires that official to take reasonable measures to abate the risk.
OWI – Suppression of Evidence – Blood Test
The State appeals from an order of the circuit court suppressing evidence from a blood draw of Dawn Levanduski following her arrest for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), second offense.
Plea Withdrawal – Plain Error
Robert Triggs was indicted for unlawfully possessing a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), which prohibits firearm possession by persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
Order Correcting Opinion
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to paragraph 1 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on June 30, 2020.
Miller Act Violation – Subcontractors – Federal Government Construction
The Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. § 3131 et seq., seeks to protect subcontractors against nonpayment for work performed on federal government construction projects by requiring the prime contractor to provide a payment bond on which the subcontractor can then make a claim for payment.
Petition for Rehearing En Banc
Defendant‐Appellant Compass Group, Inc., filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc on May 19, 2020.
Voting Rights – Absentee & In-Person Voting – One Location Rule
Change is a constant in Wisconsin’s rules for holding elections.
Legal News
- 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
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
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