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Homebuilder may be able to collect twice on insurance policies
Can a person collect on two insurance policies taken out apart from each other as a result of his separate roles as owner and builder of the same house? According to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, he can.
Court to decide when loss of property value should result in government compensation
Wisconsin residents who see their property lose value following government action may soon have better chances of getting compensation.
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against former coach (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a former longtime high school basketball coach, reinstating his conviction in a sex crime case involving a 15-year-old student.
Court: Milwaukee can’t enforce worker residency requirement (UPDATE)
Milwaukee can no longer enforce a long-standing requirement that police, firefighters, teachers and other public workers live within city limits, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
High court to hear arguments over health-records fees
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is about to find itself in the midst of pitched battle between health care providers and personal-injury attorneys over fees charged for access to medical records.
High court working to clear rules docket, bids farewell to Prosser
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is on its way to clearing its rules petition docket for the term.
High court votes to keep rule that allows transfer of cases to tribal courts
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to keep in place a rule that lets circuit court judges transfer civil cases to tribal courts.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear sheriff’s records appeal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke in a public records dispute with an immigrant advocacy group.
Stanford rape case raises question of when judges should be punished
A furor was incited in California when Judge Aaron Persky sentenced a Stanford student-athlete to probation with six months in jail for sexual assault, reasoning that a longer prison sentence for the three felony convictions would have “a severe impact” on the young man.
Judge issues ‘benediction’ for eliminated elections board
A member of Wisconsin's nonpartisan state elections board says he prays that the public "come to its senses" and demand a reversal of a state Supreme Court ruling ending an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker.
Attorney faces discipline for misconduct in Arizona
An attorney is in danger of seeing his Wisconsin law license suspended in response to the suspension of his Arizona license.
High court suspends Hartland attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a former Hartland attorney’s license for two years for misappropriating money from his employer to benefit a company he opened for his son.
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- Harris kicks off campaign for president with a rally in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin leads 26 governors to strengthen state and tribal child support enforcement act
- Wisconsin man charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid prison term for Capitol riot role
- Wisconsin Supreme Court reveals September oral arguments calendar
- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property
