top of page
News about the courts. Mostly appellate. Sometimes not. Mostly Wisconsin. Sometimes not.
Search
Aug 15, 2024
Feds back League of Women Voters in absentee ballot case
The statutory definition of "vote" confirms a broad interpretation is correct, they said.
Aug 13, 2024
In Brief: A less harmful meth and the state's burden of proof
You can now subscribe to updates from Appealing Wisconsin! Click on the "Subscribe" tab at the top of the page to receive email updates...
Aug 8, 2024
Planned Parenthood plaintiffs oppose Listecki's entry into abortion rights case
The Planned Parenthood plaintiffs in an abortion rights case pending before the state Supreme Court oppose Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome...
Aug 7, 2024
Milwaukee DA Chisholm opposes Listecki's intervention in abortion rights case
This post was update Aug. 8, 2024 to correct the names of the attorneys representing Chisholm. Oops. Too many open windows. You can now...
Aug 5, 2024
The Roundup for Aug. 2, 2024: a divorce dilemma
More problematic is when a court guesses when a payor will retire and ending maintenance at that point.
Aug 2, 2024
Appellate ruling on municipal ordinance arrests ignores law, 40 years of precedent, Supreme Court told
The appellate court ruled that "arrests" referred only to arrests for criminal offenses, not municipal offenses.
Jul 26, 2024
In brief: challenging the appointment of a special prosecutor
Five of the paragraphs say that “[t]here have been allegations made.”
Jul 24, 2024
The Roundup from July 23, 2024: state appeals order for new trial in sexual assault case
You can now subscribe to updates from Appealing Wisconsin! Click on the "Subscribe" tab at the top of the page to receive email updates...
Jul 23, 2024
The Roundup from July 22, 2024: Supreme Court asked to define "retirement home"
You can now subscribe to updates from Appealing Wisconsin! Click on the "Subscribe" tab at the top of the page to receive email updates...
Jul 22, 2024
The Roundup from July 19, 2024: challenging the racial bias in the state juror system
Or interesting stuff we couldn't get to otherwise. Coming to you straight from the documents themselves! Please remember — these are...
Jul 17, 2024
Supreme Court reverses key previous mental recommitment rulings; grants new protections
The state Supreme Court has tossed out major rulings in its own five-year-old precedent and ruled that counties cannot involuntarily...
Jul 2, 2024
In brief: the too-long arm of a game warden?
The case: State v John R. Phelan Case no.: 24AP777 Filed in: District IV, Wisconsin Court of Appeals Circuit Judge: W. Andrew Voigt,...
Jul 1, 2024
The Roundup from June 27: the defendant's right to be present
Or interesting stuff we couldn't get to otherwise. Coming to you straight from the documents themselves! You can now subscribe to updates...
Jun 25, 2024
The Roundup from June 25, 2024: contesting a double jeopardy ruling
Or interesting stuff we couldn't get to otherwise. Coming to you straight from the documents themselves! Brief of appellant Case...
Jun 25, 2024
The Roundup from June 24, 2024
Or interesting stuff we couldn't get to otherwise. Coming to you straight from the documents themselves! Brief of appellant Case...
Jun 21, 2024
"Community caretaking" seizures and searches ripe for reform?
"It's possible some of the more expansive understandings of community caretaking in Wisconsin and elsewhere may need to be circumscribed."
Jun 18, 2024
A tangled SCOW decision, but majority agreement on tossing drunk driving conviction
"While reasonable suspicion doesn't demand much, it does demand more than a hunch," Hagedorn wrote. "And that is all we see here."
Jun 15, 2024
Man's desire to bring police chief "to justice" not enough for involuntary commitment: appeals court
A man's statement that he wanted to bring the police chief "to justice" is not enough to have him involuntarily committed and medicated...
Jun 4, 2024
In Brief: No guns for domestic violence offenders, even after expunction, appeals court rules
The case: Scot Van Oudenhoven v Wisconsin Department of Justice Case no.: 2023AP70-FT "In brief" posts are shorter looks at various court...
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...
bottom of page