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2011AP1600-CR State v. Laughrin
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Juveniles – TPR — reasonable efforts — criminal history
2012AP167, 2012AP168, 2012AP169, 2012AP444, 2012AP445, 2012AP446 In re the termination of parental rights to Enisha H., et al.
Tagged with: Family Digest Juveniles Digest WI Court of Appeals Digest
Read More »Criminal Procedure — ineffective assistance
2011AP68-CR State v. Lobermeier
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Read More »Criminal Procedure — habeas corpus — laches
2009AP746-W & 2010AP1064 State v. Washington
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Read More »Search and Seizure — reasonable suspicion
2010AP557-CR State v. Miller
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Read More »Klein to take over as State Bar president
Attorney Kevin Klein of Phillips will be sworn in as the State Bar of Wisconsin's new president during the organization’s annual meeting Wednesday at the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells.
Tagged with: Jim Brennan Kevin Klein State Bar
Read More »Obama signs bankruptcy judge extension law
President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure that extends for five more years 29 federal bankruptcy judgeships that were set to expire.
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Read More »Budgeting for marketing expenditures is crucial
Despite all the financial demands solos and small-firm attorneys face, it’s crucial to make some room in the budget for marketing expenditures.
Tagged with: marketing
Read More »Sentencing — leadership enhancement
11-2594 U.S. v. Figueroa
Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Criminal Digest Sentencing Digest
Read More »Employment — federal employment — judicial review
11-45 Elgin v. Department of the Treasury
Tagged with: Civil Digest Employment Digest SCOTUS Digest
Read More »AG: Golf course to pay 12K for wetland, waterway violations
The Platteville Golf and Country Club will pay $12,000 for the grading and filling of a streambed and wetlands without obtaining a permit from the state Department of Natural Resources, according to a news release from Attorney General’s J.B. Van Hollen office.
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Read More »State’s high court takes on four new cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday voted to accept four new cases, and also acted to deny review in a number of cases.
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Read More »Sentencing — procedural unreasonableness
11-3314 U.S. v. Ramirez-Mendoza
Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Criminal Digest Sentencing Digest
Read More »Employment — race discrimination — retaliation
11-2975 Harper v. C.R. England, Inc.
Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Civil Digest Employment Digest Race discrimination Retaliation
Read More »Search and Seizure — conditions of extended supervision
10AP1398-CR State v. Rowan
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Read More »Blanket policies against hiring ex-cons could get employers into big trouble
Jane Doe was 19 years old when she was charged with prescription fraud. She altered the quantity on a painkiller prescription she received for tooth pain. To make things right after her youthful mistake, she entered a diversion program and was able to avoid having a criminal record that would follow her for the rest of her life. Or so she thought.
Tagged with: Civil Rights Act EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Title VII
Read More »US Supreme Court: Agents immune from retaliatory arrest suit
Secret Service agents are protected by qualified immunity from being sued for retaliatory arrest where it was not clearly established that an arrest supported by probable cause could violate the First Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
Tagged with: certiorari immunity U.S. District Court
Read More »Gay marriage case one step away from US Supreme Court’s door
The decision paves the way for the case, which has been winding its way through the federal courts, to be heard by the Supreme Court as early as next year.
Tagged with: 9th Circuit Equal Protection Clause Fourteenth Amendment gay marriage same-sex marriage Supreme Court U.S. District Court
Read More »Class-action lawsuits on the rise, survey finds
The Florida law firm Carlton Fields recently polled more than 300 corporate attorneys on class-action lawsuits, and respondents are predicting an increase in the number of suits filed this year.
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Read More »Constitutional Law – prisons — due process
10-2957 Westefer v. Neal
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Read More »Consumer Protection — broker licenses
11-3679 Schlueter v. Latek
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Read More »Criminal Procedure — suggestive photo arrays — harmless error
11-2034 U.S. v. Ford
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Read More »Retirement planning for solo attorneys
More lawyers than ever are going solo, whether by choice or out of necessity, according to recent statistics.
Read More »Civil Procedure — personal jurisdiction
11-1839 Felland v. Clifton
Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Civil Digest Civil Procedure Digest Personal jurisdiction
Read More »Intellectual Property — copyright infringement — fair use
11-2620 Brownmark Films, LLC, v. Comedy Partners
Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Civil Digest copyright infringement Intellectual Property Digest
Read More »Criminal Procedure — ineffective assistance
2010AP1128-CR State v. Velazquez-Perez
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Read More »Criminal Procedure — confrontation clause
2010AP3122-CR State v. Bohanan
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Read More »Corporations — shareholder oppression — breach of fiduciary duty
2011AP123 Nelson, et al. v. Furrer, et al.
Tagged with: Breach of fiduciary duty Civil Digest Corporations Digest Nelson WI Court of Appeals Digest
Read More »Sentencing – modification — fines and costs
2011AP378-CR, 2011AP379-CR, 2011AP380-CR, 2011AP381-CR, 2011AP382 State v. Campbell, et al.
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Read More »Firearms — felon in possession — constitutionality
2011AP1034-CR State v. Rueden
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