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No right to cross-examine IME
The right to "rebut" a report does not include the right to cross-examine its author.
Officers did not constructively enter home
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Nov. 24 recognized that police could violate the Fourth Amendment by "constructive entry" of a home -- being so intrusive that a reasonable person would not feel free to deny entry.
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
No computer can or ever will replicate the mind of Linda O’Dell when it comes to storing information and processing case-related information.
Probation can’t be reduced
Successful rehabilitation is not a permissible basis for reducing the length of probation. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Oct. 21 would not go so far as holding that a sentencing court never has inherent authority to reduce the length of probation. But it concluded, “courts have no inherent authority to reduce probation based on […]
Court: Bat guano is not ‘pollution’
Bat guano is not a pollutant, as that term is used in a homeowner's insurance policy's pollution exclusion.
Admissions in treatment can’t be used after revocation
When a court sentences a defendant after revocation of probation, it can't consider other crimes he was compelled to admit to his agent as a condition of probation.
No harm, no foul under FDCPA
A Mayville law firm was properly granted summary judgment on a debtor's claim that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), even if it did so, because the debtor suffered no damages.
Case back to square one after illegal plea
The remedy for an illegal plea agreement is to vacate the plea and sentence and reinstate the original charges.
Unrecorded juvenile statement barred
Unrecorded statements made by a juvenile to a police officer in the squad car are inadmissible.
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- Gov. Evers calls special elections for the 4th Senate District and 8th Congressional District
- Wisconsin GOP-led Senate votes to override nine Evers vetoes in mostly symbolic action
- Bill to curb mask-wearing at protests could make it illegal for medical reasons too
- University board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources
- Second defendant convicted in Fond du Lac 2016 firebombing
- ‘Louder than a dog whistle’: Milwaukee protesters clear illegal tents, face no legal consequences
- Redistricting could draw attention to Wisconsin’s Med Mal legal gap
- Disbarred Attorney directly implicates Trump in testimony at hush money trial
- Rural Wisconsin voters face additional hurdles without ballot drop boxes
- Gov. Evers sues Republican legislators
- Man pleads guilty to producing videos depicting monkey torture
- (UPDATED) Tale of two cities: Pro-Palestinian protests in Milwaukee and Madison differ
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