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This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, Security Finance v. Kirsch, No. 2017AP1408, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Apr. 11, 2018), affirming the Washington County circuit court's order.

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An amicus curiae brief was submitted on behalf of The Innocence Project, Inc., and The Wisconsin Innocence Project of the Frank J. Remington Center, University of Wisconsin Law School, by Keith A. Findley and Wisconsin Innocence Project, Madison.

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We review Referee Richard M. Esenberg's report and recommendation concluding that Attorney Patrick J. Hudec violated the rules of professional conduct in connection with his representation of two clients, D.B. and N.K.

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The petitioner, Town of Lincoln, seeks review of a published court of appeals decision affirming the circuit court's orders granting the City of Whitehall's motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment.

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This is a reciprocal discipline matter. On January 14, 2019, the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) filed a complaint and motion pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.22, requesting this court suspend Attorney B.C. Fischer's license to practice law in Wisconsin for a period of 90 days, and direct him to comply with the terms of a Minnesota court order, as reciprocal discipline identical to that imposed by the Minnesota Supreme Court.

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We review a stipulation filed pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.12 by the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Gary E. Grass.

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A.P. appealed the circuit court’s orders terminating her parental rights to her children A.P., D.P., N.P., and T.P.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Milwaukee trusts-and-estates attorney over misconduct that got him convicted of embezzlement.

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Sheldon Miller appeals the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, for first degree child sexual assault involving sexual contact with a person under age 13 as a persistent repeater.

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Raymond K. Thompson appeals a judgment convicting him of three counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child, and an order denying his postconviction motions seeking a new trial due to the ineffective assistance of trial counsel and in the interest of justice.

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Timothy Rabitoy was severely injured when a truck rolled off a car hoist while he and his friend, Richard Klobucher, were attempting to repair the truck’s transmission.

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Robert Brian Spencer appeals from his judgment of conviction entered after a jury convicted him of possession with intent to deliver ten to fifty grams of heroin as a second or subsequent offense, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

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Raquel and London Barney, through London’s guardian ad litem (collectively, the Barneys), appeal an order for judgment entered on a jury verdict dismissing their medical malpractice claim against Dr. Julie Mickelson, Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee, Inc., and the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund.

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This appeal is New West V in a saga that began in 2005 when Joliet proposed to condemn and raze the Evergreen Terrace apartments as a public nuisance.

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In talking with court representatives and lawmakers, a member of the Judicial Council may have found an answer to the council’s budget woes.

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Estrada was charged with, tried for, and convicted of two crimes that both required proof that his blood contained a controlled substance at the time he operated a motor vehicle.

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Carroll V. Raines (“Raines”) and his wife, Lizzie Mae Raines, purchased their home in 1975 as joint tenants and not tenants in common.

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The opinion of this court issued March 13, 2019, is amended as follows: Page 2, carryover paragraph, eighth line, “failing to a report a” is replaced by “failing to report a” Page 5, carryover paragraph, fifth line, “in custody until his December 3, 2012 trial—” is replaced by “in custody until his December 3, 2013 trial—”

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Bernard Cherry appeals his conviction as a felon in possession of a firearm on the ground that the district court erred by not giving the jury his proposed “innocent possession” instruction.

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The government charged defendant‐ appellant Nikesh Patel with five counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, for his role in selling $179 million in fraudulent loans to an investment advisor.

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The task of identifying a “crime involving moral turpitude” has vexed courts and agencies for decades, if not centuries.

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In 1996 Rafaela Aldaco pleaded guilty to battery and received a sentence of six months’ supervision, a diversionary disposition under Illinois law.

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A mother contests the decision that her minor son (whom we refer to as L.D.R.) did not qualify for social security disability benefits until second grade.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently issued an order changing how the state’s pro hac vice fees are allocated, paid and collected.

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Weekly Case Digests – May 13, 2019 – May 17, 2019

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The Milwaukee-based firm Quarles & Brady is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to undo the state Legislature's recent ban on ghostwriting.

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Robert Marsh appeals related judgments convicting him of a fourth offense of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI) and fleeing or eluding a police officer.

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Wisconsin has a long-standing rule that an attorney is not liable to a non-client for “acts committed in the exercise of his [or her] duties as an attorney.”

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Wendy Sanders and Dale Sanders purchased a home from Eleanor Hertel and then sued Hertel for breach of contract and misrepresentation, claiming that Hertel was aware of, but failed to properly disclose, certain defects of the home in the seller’s Real Estate Condition Report.

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Kurt F. Froebel appeals from a judgment convicting him of interfering with lawful hunting, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 29.083(2)(a).

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