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![In brief: Grassl Bradley doubles down on opposing explanations in dismissed cases](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.webp)
May 27, 2024
In brief: Grassl Bradley doubles down on opposing explanations in dismissed cases
Explaining why the Supreme Court dismisses cases as "improvidently granted" would "would only confuse attorneys, judges, and litigants,"...
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![In brief: Appeals court orders new trial due to lawyer's deficient performance](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.webp)
May 24, 2024
In brief: Appeals court orders new trial due to lawyer's deficient performance
The full decision in State v Jobert L. Molde, 21AP1346, is here. A lawyer's failure to object to improper testimony in a sexual assault...
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![In brief: Drunk driving with a gun is not OK: Appeal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.webp)
May 21, 2024
In brief: Drunk driving with a gun is not OK: Appeal
The circuit court noted that the state had a burden to show 'distinctly similar' laws from the time of the founding.
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![In brief: Parole Commission relies too much on vibes, not evidence: appeal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.webp)
May 19, 2024
In brief: Parole Commission relies too much on vibes, not evidence: appeal
The case: Jorge Vela v. Jon Erpenbach Case no.: 24AP304 Filed in: District II, Wisconsin Court of Appeals Circuit Judge: David Paulson,...
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![Appeals court finds eviction hearing so faulty it was "disservice to both parties"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.webp)
May 13, 2024
Appeals court finds eviction hearing so faulty it was "disservice to both parties"
A Racine County judge wrongly failed to allow a defendant in an eviction proceeding to present evidence and make her argument before...
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![Karofsky's excellent concurrence in adoption case](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_b957395a152540d2befe5934cbd7cf8d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_177,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_b957395a152540d2befe5934cbd7cf8d~mv2.webp)
May 9, 2024
Karofsky's excellent concurrence in adoption case
Updated 5/15/24. The state Supreme Court agreed unanimously in A.M.B. v Circuit Court of Ashland County that the unmarried partner does...
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![Amicus says municipal home rule at stake in Pewaukee transportation fee case: summary](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.webp)
May 7, 2024
Amicus says municipal home rule at stake in Pewaukee transportation fee case: summary
By implementing a TUF, a municipality can recover costs for transportation services in a way that is more equitable ...
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![Summary: WMC argues that Pewaukee can't have that transportation fee](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.webp)
May 3, 2024
Summary: WMC argues that Pewaukee can't have that transportation fee
Apparently, the Village of Pewaukee is unhappy that this Court unanimously struck down municipalities’ use of “transportation utility fees.”
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![Summary: Pewaukee appeals to SCOW a ruling striking down transportation utility fee](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.webp)
May 1, 2024
Summary: Pewaukee appeals to SCOW a ruling striking down transportation utility fee
Summary: Pewaukee appeals to SCOW a ruling striking down transportation utility fee
May 1, 2024
News take: State Supreme Court rules against single-parent adoptions
Because the potential of losing both parental figures when one dies promotes stability. What chance will a non-legally recognized parent...
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