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A jury found Keith Hoglund guilty of molesting his daughter. The district judge denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

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It is axiomatic that the first step in the summary-judgment process is to ask whether the evidentiary record establishes a genuine issue of material fact for trial.

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A criminal defendant pleaded guilty to making threatening and harassing interstate telephone calls.

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Plaintiffs Joseph Denan and Adrienne Padgett sued consumer reporting agency Trans Union LLC, alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.

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In the course of a police check of a suspicious vehicle, Nicholas Nelson was caught with a handgun.

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Madison and Dane County are allowing more people to gather for church services to "avoid a costly legal battle with Washington, D.C. lawyers."

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Milwaukee County Circuit Court Chief Judge Mary Triggiano expects the county will have seven criminal courts up and running in the next three weeks.

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Weekly Case Digests – June 1, 2020 – June 5, 2020

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A man convicted of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter found no relief from the Wisconsin Supreme Court in his case.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday conditionally reinstated a former attorney's law license about 17 years after it was revoked.

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This case concerns 8 U. S. C. §1324, which makes it a federal felony to “encourag[e] or induc[e] an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law.” §1324(a)(1)(A)(iv).

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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a lawsuit over the State Bar of Wisconsin's mandatory bar dues.

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When Jonathan Safran took on a case, he was dogged in the pursuit of his goals and painstaking in his methods.

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Gary Schumacher was convicted, upon a jury verdict, of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol content (OWI- PAC) in connection with an accident between Schumacher and another motor vehicle.

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A right of first refusal (ROFR) is an agreement in which an owner of property (typically real estate) conveys a right to another party to match any offer made for the property.

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Paul Schwab appeals an order of the trial court that permitted the enforcement of a provision in a marital property agreement with his former wife, Kathy Schwab (n/k/a Siech), included in their divorce judgment entered in 1992.

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Christopher Pye appeals from an order equitably tolling the two-year statute of limitations for the offense of an operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) (first offense), WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(a).

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Rebecca Leitner appeals the circuit court’s order upholding a decision by the Labor and Industry Review Commission that denied Leitner immediate unemployment benefits.

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In these consolidated cases, Leroy E. Johnson appeals from judgments convicting him of numerous crimes.

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David Krumm appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of second-offense operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC).

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In 2009, a jury convicted Peter J. Weyker of eight counts involving the sexual assault of his then fifteen-year-old daughter in July 2008 and the taking or attempted taking of videos showing nudity of four teenagers in June and July 2008.

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Wisconsin is adding 20 new employees to manage the state's CCAP services.

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A new consulting firm specializing in nursing home malpractice has opened in Milwaukee.

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Timothy Fredrickson, then awaiting his criminal trial, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2241, seeking release on bail.

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On December 14, 2016, Shon L. Gibson (“Gibson”), was arrested and charged with possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Albert Kirkman (“Kirkman”) was arrested and charged with the murders of two men and attempted murder of a third, Willie Johnson (“Johnson”).

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Roberta “Mama Bear” Draheim was a drug dealer in northern Wisconsin. Draheim’s meth conspiracy was her proverbial cub.

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This set of cross-appeals arises from a distribution agreement that each party asserts the other breached.

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Plaintiff H.A.L. NY Holdings, LLC is in the business of trading securities.

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Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act’s public accommodation provisions apply to ridesharing companies like Uber is unsettled.

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