Federal court jurors returned a $1.8 million verdict for the plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging race and sex discrimination and constructive discharge against defendant Kenneth Black.

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2011AP1987 M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank v. Nunnery

2011AP1399-CR State v. Benson

The Merit Systems Protection Board provides the exclusive avenue of judicial review for federal employees’ adverse employment action challenges, even when those employees argue that a federal statute is unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.

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Criminal Procedure Equal protection; peremptory challenges

Criminal Procedure Voir dire; equal protection

Immigration Removal; equal protection

Civil Rights Equal protection

Wisconsin Supreme Court CIVIL OPINIONS Constitutional Law Equal protection; property taxes 2007 Wis. Act 86, which allows municipalities to opt out of de novo review of property tax assessments, violates the equal protection clause. “[T]he Board of Review process suffers other shortcomings when compared to a de novo action. For one, the Board of Review procedure under Act 86 allows ...

Criminal Procedure Peremptory challenges; equal protection Juan J. Marquez appeals from a judgment of conviction for two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. Wis. Stat. § 948.02(1)(e) (2005-06). Marquez argues that the circuit court failed to properly instruct the jury, and that we should, therefore, exercise our discretionary power to reverse the judgment ...

Criminal Procedure Voir dire; equal protection When a defendant raises an equal protection challenge to the prosecutor’s peremptory strikes, the court may only consider the prosecutor’s original justification for striking a juror. “In this case, when the Batson challenge was made, the only reason offered by the prosecutor to justify striking Watson was her response to the non-shooter question. As ...