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Weekly Case Digests – July 15, 2019 – July 19, 2019

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In Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79 (1986), this Court ruled that a State may not discriminate on the basis of race when exercising peremptory challenges against prospective jurors in a criminal trial.

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This case is about the limits of a State’s power to tax a trust.

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A federal statute, 18 U. S. C. §922(g), provides that “[i]t shall be unlawful” for certain individuals to possess firearms.

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The Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment states that “private property [shall not] be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

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The nondelegation doctrine bars Congress from transferring its legislative power to another branch of Government.

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Petitioner Edward McDonough alleges that respondent Youel Smith fabricated evidence and used it to pursue criminal charges against him.

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Since 1925, the Bladensburg Peace Cross (Cross) has stood as a tribute to 49 area soldiers who gave their lives in the First World War.

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This case concerns two federal statutes, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (Telephone Act) and the Administrative Orders Review Act (Hobbs Act).

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New York state law requires cable operators to set aside channels on their cable systems for public access.

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Virginia Uranium, Inc., wants to mine raw uranium ore from a site near Coles Hill, Virginia, but Virginia law flatly prohibits uranium mining in the Commonwealth.

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We consider in this case whether to overrule a longstanding interpretation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

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The Court resolves in this opinion a question of standing to appeal.

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We accepted the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin's petition to bypass the court of appeals in order to decide whether the Wisconsin Legislature's December 2018 extraordinary session comported with the Wisconsin Constitution.

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The petitioner, Alan Pinter, seeks review of an unpublished court of appeals decision affirming the circuit court's grant of summary judgment dismissing his claims against the Village of Stetsonville for negligence and private nuisance.

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Mr. Tyrus Lee Cooper moved the circuit court, prior to sentencing, to withdraw his guilty plea.

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Rural Mutual Insurance Company seeks review of an unpublished per curiam decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's grant of summary judgment dismissing Rural Mutual's subrogation claims.

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D.J.S. appeals an order terminating his parental rights to E.W.D. A jury found that three grounds existed to terminate his parental rights: continuing need of protection or services, abandonment, and failure to assume parental responsibility.

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Steven Peplinski appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for reconsideration entered by the Jackson County Circuit Court.

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Keith Schroeder and his insurer, Humana Insurance Company (collectively, Schroeder), appeal a summary judgment granted in favor of Fahrner Asphalt Sealers.

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Nichole Day, pro se appellant, appeals a circuit court order revising a prior child placement order.

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Corey Hershey appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of child pornography.

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Graham Stowe was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or mental defect (NGI) based on charges of violent criminal conduct in 2004 and was committed to the custody of the Department of Health Services (the department).

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These appeals involve a dispute between Trust Point, Inc., trustee of the Gerhard G. Poehling Family Trust (the “Trust” or “Main Trust”), and two trust beneficiaries, John Poehling, Sr., and John Poehling, Jr. (the “objectors”).

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Michael and Sandra Lampe appeal an order denying their motion to vacate a deficiency judgment against them pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 806.07 (2017-18).

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Jerry A. Quinn, Jr., appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion seeking a new trial based on newly discovered evidence or, in the alternative, due to the ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

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T.A.D.S. appeals the order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, T.S. T.A.D.S. argues that his no contest plea was not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary.

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Carl L. Barrett appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him of one count of first-degree reckless homicide and three counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, all as a party to the crimes and with the use of a dangerous weapon.

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Jessy Rivard appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon his no-contest plea, to third-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).

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Dustin Yanda appeals a judgment of conviction for causing injury by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and an order denying his motion for sentence modification.

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