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.

Tagged with: equal protection Race discrimination sex discrimination William Conley

2011AP2386 In re the commitment of Quinton Keith Washington

Tagged with: Civil Digest Discharge equal protection expert testimony Sexually Violent Persons Digest WI Court of Appeals Digest

2012AP958 In the matter of the mental commitment of Mary F.-R.

Tagged with: Civil Commitment Digest Civil Digest equal protection Right to jury WI Court of Appeals Digest

10-1974 & 10-2064 Thayer v. Chiczewski

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Civil Digest Constitutional Law Digest equal protection Freedom of speech

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

Tagged with: Civil Digest equal protection Foreclosure Property Digest WI Court of Appeals Digest

2011AP1399-CR State v. Benson

Tagged with: Constitutional Law Digest Criminal Digest equal protection WI Court of Appeals Digest

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.

Tagged with: 1st Circuit certiorari Elena Kagan equal protection Ruth Bader Ginsburg Samuel Alito Supreme Court

11-161 Armour v. City of Indianapolis

Tagged with: Civil Digest Constitutional Law Digest equal protection SCOTUS Digest

10-1434 Harris v. Hardy

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Criminal Digest Criminal Procedure Digest equal protection Hardy Harris

10-3426 Del Marcelle v. Brown County Corp.

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Brown County Civil Digest Civil Rights Digest equal protection

11-1448 Geinosky v. City of Chicago

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest City of Chicago Civil Digest Civil Rights Digest equal protection

2011AP166-CR State v. Langlois

Tagged with: Criminal Digest Criminal Procedure Digest equal protection Ineffective assistance WI Court of Appeals Digest

10-3595 Parker v. Franklin County Community School Corp.

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Civil Digest Civil Rights Digest equal protection

2010AP3002-CR State v. McKay

Tagged with: Criminal Digest equal protection Sentencing Digest WI Court of Appeals Digest

09-3561 McCauley v. City of Chicago

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Civil Digest Civil Rights Digest equal protection

10-1532 U.S. v. Speed

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Criminal Digest equal protection Sentencing Sentencing Digest

Criminal Procedure Equal protection; peremptory challenges

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Criminal Digest Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure Digest equal protection

Criminal Procedure Voir dire; equal protection

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Criminal Digest Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure Digest equal protection Voir dire

Immigration Removal; equal protection

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Civil Digest equal protection Immigration Immigration Digest removal

Civil Rights Equal protection

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Civil Digest Civil Rights Civil Rights Digest 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 ...

Tagged with: equal protection Property taxes

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 ...

Tagged with: Criminal Procedure Digest equal protection

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 ...

Tagged with: Criminal Procedure Digest equal protection Voir dire