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Due Process Violation
Tolstoy said that every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, and that observation rings true here.
Damages – Comparative Negligence
For four years, nurse practitioner Denise Jordan treated Kevin Clanton’s severe hypertension. Jordan, an employee of the U.S. Public Health Service, failed to properly educate Clanton about his disease or to monitor its advancement.
Title VII Violation – Retaliation Claim
Edith McCurry worked at an Illinois warehouse owned by Mars, Inc., the well-known candy maker, and operated by Kenco Logistics Services, a third-party management firm.
Immigration – Removal Order – Due Process Violation
Ruben Lopez Ramos brings this petition to review the removal decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”).
Statutory Interpretation – Local-government Policy – Illegal Acts
Under Monell v. New York City Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978), local governments may be liable for violating individuals’ rights guaranteed by federal law.
Unions – Fair Share Fees
For 41 years, explicit Supreme Court precedent authorized state‐government entities and unions to enter into agreements under which the unions could receive fair‐share fees from nonmembers to cover the costs incurred when the union negotiated or acted on their behalf over terms of employment.
Easement
This is an appeal of a final judgment resolving property disputes between the owners of two adjacent parcels of land in Monroe County.
Due Process Violation
R.A.S. appeals an order involuntarily committing him under WIS. STAT. ch. 51 after a jury trial, arguing that the special verdict question pertaining to dangerousness violated his right to due process because the question did not require five-sixths of the jurors to agree that he was dangerous under WIS. STAT. § 51.20(1)(a)2.c. or that he was dangerous under § 51.20(1)(a)2.d.
Court Error – Statutory Interpretation – Franchise Taxation
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) appeals a Dane County Circuit Court order that affirmed a decision of the Tax Appeals Commission.
Unlawful-stop Claim
Tunis Jay LaFever appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle with a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his blood, third offense, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(am).
Court Error – Divorce – Asset Distribution
Michael M. Hrdi appeals from the judgment of divorce from his former wife Cindy Lund, f/k/a Cindy Hrdi, who petitioned for divorce after a fourteen-year marriage.
Plea Withdrawal
Christopher Shannon appeals from a judgment and an order of the circuit court denying his postconviction motion for plea withdrawal or, in the alternative, resentencing.
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- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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- Judge faces formal complaint from state board
- Bankruptcies up 16% in U.S.
- (Updated) Wisconsin law enforcement clash with pro-Palestinian Madison protestors
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Lafayette County Circuit Court
- Complaint against University filed by Wisconsin law firm over $1.9M given to Palestinian students
- Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
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