Motion to Suppress – 6th Amendment
Steve Brown appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of repeated acts of sexual assault of the same child.
Ordinance Interpretation
In 2006, Green Valley Investments, LLC (Green Valley) opened Stars Cabaret (Stars), an adult cabaret offering nude entertainers, in knowing violation of the 2006 Winnebago County Town/County Zoning Ordinance (2006 ordinance) then in effect.
Statutory Interpretation
In this personal injury case, Rhonda L. Sell and Terry Sell appeal from a circuit court judgment dismissing on summary judgment their claims against Riverview Condominium Association, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Noel Follmer, Hastings Mutual Insurance Company, Lynn D. Drager d/b/a Handyman Innovated Services, and Society Insurance, a Mutual Company.
Worker’s Compensation Claim
The Labor & Industry Review Commission (Commission), Department of Corrections (DOC) and Department of Administration appeal from the circuit court’s reversal of the Commission’s decision denying Matthew O’Brien’s worker’s compensation claim.
OWI – Probable Cause
Dustin Willette appeals an order revoking his vehicle operating privilege based on his refusal to submit to chemical testing of his blood, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 343.305(9)(a).
Breach of Partnership Agreement
Thomas C. Wilkoski appeals the trial court’s order awarding damages to Scott Fisher, his former partner, for breach of their partnership agreement (the “agreement”).
Postconviction Motion Denied
Justin Douglas appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest pleas, convicting him of burglary of a building or dwelling and theft of movable property with special facts, both counts as party to a crime.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Christopher Mikulski appeals a judgment entered upon a jury verdict adjudging him to be a sexually violent person under WIS. STAT. ch. 980 (2015-16).
Judgment – Attorney’s Fees
In this suit under the diversity jurisdiction, the district court entered summary judgment for Norma Cooke.
Immigration – Jurisdiction
Andre Bernard, a Jamaican citizen, petitions for review of the denial of his applications for statutory with- holding of removal and deferral of removal under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture. The Board of Immigration Appeals upheld those decisions.
8th Amendment Violations – Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies
Under the Eighth Amendment’s protection against “cruel and unusual punishments,” convicted prisoners must receive a minimum level of care.
Jury Instructions – Wrongful Death Claim
Hasib Karahodzic, a commercial truck driver for E.J.A. Trucking, Inc., was killed when his vehicle collided with a truck driven by Orentio Thompson, an employee of JBS Carriers, Inc.
Legal News
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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