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Voting is at once an intensely personal act and a choice to participate in the collective process of representative democracy.

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On the evening of February 9, 2017, Michael Barber and his friend Anthony Chipps used a crowbar to break into Dutchman Hunting Supplies in Shipshewana, Indiana, and steal 15 handguns.

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Travis Williams appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of several correctional employees.

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The chair of the Wisconsin Judicial Council said there are no pending open records requests for the committee as of Friday.

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As fewer projects from outside committees and agencies come to the Wisconsin Judicial Council, its members are debating ways to keep the committee relevant.

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Weekly Case Digests – September 16, 2019 – September 20, 2019

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The Office of Lawyer Regulation has dropped its investigation into attorney Douglas Kammer following his death on Sept. 11.

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This is a reciprocal discipline matter.

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We review a supplemental referee's report and recommendation concluding that Attorney Cole J. White committed 27 counts of professional misconduct in his handling of four client matters.

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Pending before the court is a report and recommendation filed by Referee Richard M. Esenberg.

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Jacob Beedle appeals a summary judgment dismissing IMT Insurance Company (“the insurer”) from Beedle’s suit against the insurer and its insured, Pierce Phillips (“the insured”), based on the circuit court’s application of a business exclusion in a homeowner’s insurance policy.

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Alfonso Loayza appeals a judgment of conviction for operating while intoxicated and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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Robert L. Kavalauskas appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, second offense (OWI 2nd), contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(a).

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Christopher Durski appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, fourth offense.

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A jury found Aaron M. Wigman guilty of two counts of making threats to law enforcement officers, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 940.203(2) (2017-18).

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Daniel A. Griffin appeals from a judgment convicting him of first-degree reckless homicide and two counts of child abuse intentionally causing great bodily harm in the death of fourteen-month-old MHP and the injuries suffered by his twin brother, MDP.

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Johnny Maldonado appeals from an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) motion for postconviction relief.

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Bobby L. Green appeals from a judgment convicting him of first-degree reckless injury with use of a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a person adjudicated delinquent for an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult.

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Traci Busha appeals a judgment convicting her of third-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).

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Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc., (Wheaton Franciscan) and two other defendants appeal an order certifying a class and appointing plaintiff Elizabeth Harwood as class representative.

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On August 28, 2015, Alfonso Lorenzo Brooks was charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Scott F. Ferguson, Jr., appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon and four counts of possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent.

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American Company of Irish Dance (American) appeals an order in which the trial court declared a successor organization to the Trinity Irish Dance Company (Trinity I).

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Sean Jones appeals a judgment of conviction for armed robbery as a party to the crime, as well as an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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David J. McCormick and Pearse A. McCormick (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) appeal the dismissal of their claims against the Auto Club Insurance Association (“AAA”).

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Lila Rudawski appeals a judgment, entered upon her no-contest plea, convicting her of possession with intent to deliver between three and ten grams of amphetamine, as a repeater and as a second and subsequent offense.

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Driveline Systems, LLC (“Driveline”) filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Arctic Cat, Inc. (“Arctic Cat”) over a supply contract for specially manufactured goods.

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Federal law imposes tight restrictions on private possession of machineguns and laser gunsights but allows law enforcement agencies to purchase and use both machineguns and laser sights.

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This is a case about who should bear the costs of cleaning up a contaminated lead smelter site in Beech Grove, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis.

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Laura Rozumalski was sexually harassed by her direct supervisor, Mark Riedel.

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