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Oct 1, 2021

Deadline extended for Court of Appeals-District II applicants

Gov. Tony Evers announced on Sept. 10 that he is seeking applicants for the Court of Appeals - District II. Application materials must now be received no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15.

Nov 22, 2016

BENCH BLOG: Immunity for aid when there’s a drug overdose

The Court of Appeals examined immunity from prosecution for a person who aids someone who appears to be suffering from a drug overdose. In the process, the opinion in State v. Williams offered a raw glimpse into the drug subculture.

Oct 13, 2016

High court kicks off first round of oral arguments

The Wisconsin Supreme Court kicked off its first round of oral arguments Thursday with two criminal cases and a new seating chart.

Sep 2, 2016

BENCH BLOG: Implied consent case shows need to update refusal-hearing statute

Under the implied-consent law, is your consent to a blood test for alcohol “coerced” because it is a foregone conclusion that the threatened license revocation for refusing would be vacated at a refusal hearing? The Court of Appeals recently took up this question.

Jun 14, 2016

BENCH BLOG: Court weighs in on difference between custody, detention

A sexual-assault case provided the context for the Court of Appeals to distinguish a formal arrest from detention in one’s home during the execution of a search warrant.

Feb 12, 2016

BENCH BLOG: Apartment parking garage is not curtilage

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a parking garage that lies beneath an apartment building and has locked entrances is not protected curtilage under the Fourth Amendment.

Jan 14, 2016

BENCH BLOG: Extending the reach of Daubert

The Court of Appeals has once again extended the application of Daubert standards in Wisconsin, this time to a social worker’s testimony in a case involving the sexual assault of a child.

Dec 30, 2015

BENCH BLOG: Divided appeals court affirms right of confrontation only at trials

The Court of Appeals has affirmed that it's not only the rules of evidence that do not apply in criminal pretrial proceedings; equally inapplicable is the right of confrontation.

Nov 12, 2015

BENCH BLOG: Heroin case yields not-so discreet test of court’s sentencing discretion

The District 2 Court of Appeals recently outdid itself for conciseness by issuing a five-page decision.

Apr 24, 2015

Legal community mourns death of retired judge

One of state Attorney General Brad Schimel’s fondest memories of Patrick Snyder, a retired Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge who died Wednesday, comes from a retirement party held at the Waukesha County Courthouse in 2010. There were two cakes, and at the end of the festivities, one was left untouched.

Dec 3, 2014

BENCH BLOG: Justices, judges assemble their wish lists

The Bench Blog’s Santa asked Wisconsin Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges what they want in their appellate Christmas stockings.

Sep 4, 2014

Justices question liability in dog bite case

During oral arguments Thursday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court pressed to find the line where liability begins and ends if someone is hurt by a dog bite.

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