Statutory Interpretation – Appointments Clause – Board Authority
The validity of a patent previously issued by the Patent and Trademark Office can be challenged before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, an executive tribunal within the PTO.
Court Error – Child Placement
P.R. appeals the circuit court’s order placing her daughter outside P.R.’s home.
Governmental Immunity
Vincent Foreman-Ante participated in a psychology class activity at Edgerton High School.
Suppression of Evidence – Blood Test
Jeffrey Moeser appeals a judgment convicting him of operating while intoxicated, sixth offense.
Abuse of Discretion – Jurisdiction
T.G. appeals from a juvenile court order waiving him into adult court.
Damages
Peter Long and PJL Properties, LLC (collectively PJL) appeal from a judgment of the trial court awarding double damages and attorney fees to Rick A. Weber and Brenda J. Weber in a landlord-tenant dispute.
Plea Withdrawal – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Avery L. Applewhite appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Easement
This action involves the interpretation of a ten-foot lake easement (the easement) granted to Albert Hinton in 1973.
Termination of Parental Rights
M.R.K. appeals the order of the trial court terminating his parental rights to J.K. He argues that the trial court erred in entering a default judgment against him after he failed to appear at a hearing on the State’s petition for the termination of his parental rights, and that his motion to vacate the default judgment should not have been denied.
Prisoner – Involuntary Commitment and Medication
Xander appeals orders entered under WIS. STAT. ch. 51 extending his involuntary commitment and subjecting him to involuntary medication and treatment.
Legal News
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- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- 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
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