A sheriff did battle with the open records law and lost.
Tagged with: Bench Blog David Borowski David Clarke Jean DiMotto Kitty Brennan
Read More »A sheriff did battle with the open records law and lost.
Tagged with: Bench Blog David Borowski David Clarke Jean DiMotto Kitty Brennan
Read More »In a hotly contested case about suppressing a dog’s sniff search of a residence, the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously decided that the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applied.
Tagged with: David Borowski exclusionary rule Joan Kessler Kitty Brennan Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »The Bench Blog’s Santa asked Wisconsin Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges what they want in their appellate Christmas stockings.
Tagged with: Bench Blog Brian Blanchard Gary Sherman Jean DiMotto Kitty Brennan Lisa Stark Mark Gundrum Michael Hoover Patricia Curley Patrick Crooks Paul Reilly Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »In a recent Court of Appeals’ case, domestic violence clashed with the open records law.
Tagged with: Jean DiMotto Karen Christenson Kitty Brennan Milwaukee County Circuit Court Open Records
Read More »Not every judge would feel comfortable writing in an opinion that “the sight of a shackled litigant is apt to make jurors think they’re dealing with a mad dog.”
Tagged with: Beth Hanan Eastern District of Wisconsin Frank Easterbrook Gass Weber Mullins Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown Kitty Brennan Michael O'Hear Richard Posner Rudolph Randa Terry Evans Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Read More »A state appeals court ordered a new trial Tuesday for a Milwaukee man accused of shooting his parents.
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Read More »In a child sexual assault case that divided the Court of Appeals, the state Supreme Court properly kept the focus on the elements of the crime and a jury’s function.
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Read More »Evidence that was obtained illegally does not immediately invalidate a search warrant, if the requesting officer believed he or she was acting lawfully at the time, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Tagged with: David Borowski Fourth Amendment Joan Kessler Kitty Brennan Search warrants Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Read More »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.
Tagged with: Bench Blog breach of contract Court of Appeals Jean DiMotto Kevin Martens Kitty Brennan
Read More »A Milwaukee-based contractor’s insurance companies are not liable for covering damages incurred by those who got sick after breathing in contaminated water that came from a decorative fountain, according to an appellate court decision released Tuesday.
Tagged with: appeals court Kitty Brennan Ross Anderson
Read More »Voir dire is subject to judicial control and discretion, so it pays to know your judge.
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Read More »When the Wisconsin Supreme Court next year reviews its 2009 rule that allows for citation of unpublished appellate court decisions, there may be minimal evidence to determine the value of the change.
Tagged with: Amelia Bizzaro Beth Hanan citation Court of Appeals Diane Slomowitz Foley & Lardner Gass Weber Mullins Kitty Brennan Supreme Court Wisconsin Judicial Commission
Read More »Teri Jendusa Nicolai did not care about the judge’s gender when she sought a restraining order against her ex-husband in 2004.
Tagged with: Dennis Cimpl Kitty Brennan Mary Triggiano Richard Sankovitz
Read More »Determining riparian boundaries is a decision for the court, rather than the jury, even if the neighbors sue in tort, rather than seeking declaratory judgment.
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