Convicted murderer Jack E. Johnson asked the Wisconsin Court of Appeals to find that a warrantless search conducted in Mexico, which violated U.S. Fourth Amendment protections, should also be viewed as a bad search by Wisconsin courts.

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A well-presented Court of Appeals case affirmed that when the defendant breaches a plea agreement prior to sentencing, the state may change its side of the agreement.

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The Court of Appeals has peeled a layer off Wisconsin’s thick and smelly land-use onion.

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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that the Kewaskum School District was wrong when it claimed Act 10 negated any part of a contract that was in effect when the law was passed.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has changed course after nearly 50 years by deciding that the touchstone of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence is trespass to a property interest, not reasonable expectation of privacy.

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Forum selection clauses are commonly used to control where disputes can be adjudicated, particularly those arising from business and consumer contracts. But when a party files suit in a court other than the one specified in such an agreement, how can the aggrieved party enforce the contract terms, given that federal law controls the issue of venue?

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In a new court of appeals case, the doctrine of mutual mistake in a home sale contract meets a motion for sanctions based on frivolous claims.

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County employees who retire after a health benefit is taken away are not eligible to receive the benefit, even if it was promised when they were hired, according to a Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision issued Tuesday.

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When there’s no objection to jury instructions, how can they be faulty enough to warrant reversal?

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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals refused to overturn the conviction of a Somali refugee who argued that a Milwaukee County judge didn’t properly explain the ramifications a plea would have on his immigration status.

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A western Wisconsin horse trainer has lost a legal dispute over a show jumper in a case that gives a glimpse into the world of champion horses.

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When David Turnpaugh appeared before the Wisconsin Claims Board on Wednesday for the third time in three years, he knew he would receive compensation for his wrongful conviction on prostitution and bail-jumping charges in 2006.

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A mental commitment case that recently went before the state Supreme Court offers a valuable lesson to attorneys and judges: listen closely.

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Law enforcement officers for years have taken advantage of overly broad civil forfeiture laws.

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The village of Brown Deer is seeking confirmation from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals that a reconstruction project on five roads is legal.

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A Green Bay man’s marijuana conviction was overturned after the Court of Appeals said a police officer unlawfully searched the man’s car and found evidence during a traffic stop that was already completed.

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A health and fitness club could not enforce an exculpatory waiver that a member signed when he joined the club, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing a dismissal.

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A recent decision from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals affirmed that the University of Wisconsin Hospital could pursue a hospital lien against a Medicare-eligible patient even after the Medicare billing period had expired.

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It’s an issue that leaves employment lawyers and their clients scratching their heads: Must an employer reassign a disabled employee to a vacant position that would have otherwise been filled by a competitive process?

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A nursing home could not demand arbitration of a wrongful death claim when the service designated in its admissions contract had exited the consumer-arbitration business, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.

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The next big issue in the national debate over guns -- whether people have a right to be armed in public -- is moving closer to Supreme Court review.

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The Wisconsin Claims Board is considering claims from four people who were sentenced to time behind bars before their convictions were overturned.

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A state appeals court says a judge was wrong to block testimony from a woman who claims she witnessed the killing of a Milwaukee man.

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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals’ decision Tuesday in Gustavo Montalvo v. US Title and Closing Services LLC et al., 2012 AP 103, could, according to the Wisconsin Land Title Association, have “far reaching and disturbing implications” on the trustworthiness and process of title searches in the state.

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The Supreme Court will take up California's ban on same-sex marriage, a case that could give the justices the chance to rule on whether gay Americans have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexuals.

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A federal judge says the Ho-Chunk tribe can continue to offer electronic poker at its Madison casino.

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The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court.

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In January, for the 10th time, Waupun Correctional Institution inmate Charles Rogers appealed his conviction. This week, for the 10th time, a court rejected his appeal.

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The city of Milwaukee filed a petition Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit alleging Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law is unconstitutional.

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Starbucks violated state wage and hour law by allowing shift supervisors to share in its baristas’ tip pools, the 1st Circuit has ruled in affirming a $14 million class award.

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