C.H.B. appeals the circuit court’s orders terminating his parental rights to his three children pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 48.415(4) on the petition of S.M.G., C.H.B.’s ex-spouse and the children’s mother. C.H.B. makes a single argument, which is a facial challenge to the constitutionality of § 48.415(4). Section 48.415(4) allows the termination of parental rights based on the continuing denial of physical placement or visitation.

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Danielle Jackson, a former inmate at the Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center, a state correctional facility, was working as a cook in the kitchen of the facility on March 4, 2014, when Kettle Number One tipped, spilling boiling water on her and causing her significant burn injuries.

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Samantha H. Savage-Filo appeals from a judgment of conviction for misdemeanor theft and from an order denying her postconviction motion, which sought to withdraw her plea as not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary due to her trial counsel’s ineffective assistance.

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Under the Federal Arbitration Act, parties to a contract may agree that an arbitrator rather than a court will resolve disputes arising out of the contract.

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that respondent Danny Hill, who has been sentenced to death in Ohio, is entitled to habeas relief under 28 U. S. C. §2254(d)(1) because the decisions of the Ohio courts concluding that he is not intellectually disabled were contrary to Supreme Court precedent that was clearly established at the time in question.

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Federal law regulates the fees that attorneys may charge Social Security claimants for representation before the Social Security Administration and a reviewing court.

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The question in this qualified immunity case is whether two police officers violated clearly established law when they forcibly apprehended a man at the scene of a reported domestic violence incident.

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Roy A. Whitelow appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and from an order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial.

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Dionte J. Nowels appeals a judgment of conviction entered on his guilty plea to three felony charges.

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James Norwood appeals from a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for one count of second-degree sexual assault with use of force.

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Victor Yancey, Jr. appeals the judgment of conviction for one count of misdemeanor battery as a party to a crime to which he pled guilty.

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Devon Bowser entered guilty pleas to three charges in two separate cases, pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement.

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Michael Thomas, an Illinois prisoner formerly confined at Hill Correctional Center, alleged that prison guards attacked him with excessive force and that the beating and subsequent disciplinary proceedings were in retaliation for lawsuits and grievances he filed.

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Donald Maier appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief from his conviction under Wisconsin’s stalking statute.

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Current and former employees filed a complaint in federal court against Northeast Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (“Metra”) and several of its employees alleging various forms of discrimination.

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BankDirect Capital Finance and Capital Premium Financing both participate in the market for loans to finance insurance premiums.

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Johnnie Lee Savory spent thirty years in prison for a 1977 double murder that he insists he did not commit.

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Hype and reality can be at odds. This contrast arises often in postmortems on once-fashionable, now-failed investment securities.

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On‐duty officer Marco Proano fired sixteen shots at a moving sedan filled with teenagers until the car idled against a light pole.

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Arturo Bustos conspired with his codefendants to deliver 995 grams of heroin to an undercover officer.

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This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's restitution order of $8,487.41 against Shawn T. Wiskerchen for losses caused by his burglary of a neighbor's residence.

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This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals reversing the circuit court's denial of summary judgment to the City of New Berlin and the New Berlin Parks and Recreation Department (together, "New Berlin").

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The Town of Forest (“the Town”) appeals an order denying its motion to hold the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (“the PSC”) in contempt of court.

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A.J.S. appeals an order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, M.R.S.

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Jesse Jermale Robinson appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying postconviction relief.

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Brandon J. Hand appeals pro se from judgments of convictions in two drug cases and from the order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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A consular officer twice denied the visa application of Zahoor Ahmed, a citizen of Yemen, on the ground that she had sought to smuggle two children into the United States.

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Following a bench trial, defendant William D. Corrigan (“Corrigan”) was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Corrigan appeals his conviction, arguing that the indictment failed to properly set out a scheme for wire fraud, and the evidence at trial was insufficient to sustain a conviction.

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Sharon Mitchell enrolled in an online criminal-justice course offered by the Elgin Community College.

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Derrick D. Neely-Bey Tarik-El filed this action against various officials at the Correctional Industrial Facility (“CIF”) in Pendleton, Indiana, and at the Indiana Department of Corrections (“IDOC”).

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