Appealing Wisconsin

The Village of Pewaukee's transportation user fee is an "impermissible tax" and not a fee as the village contended, the state Court of...

Even shorter than the case "briefs" I've been posting, these summaries - lifted straight from appeals documents - allow me to cover even...

"In brief" posts are shorter looks at interesting appellate filings. There are simply too many worthy cases to cover in full and these...

Two of the state's most conservative appellate judges, Shelley Grogan and Maria Lazar. sitting on the most state's conservative...

The mere possibility of identity theft is "insufficient to overcome the strong public interest in disclosure" of information about a...

"In brief" posts are shorter looks at interesting appellate filings. There are simply too many worthy cases to cover in full and these...

A law limiting how much restitution a a judge can order a juvenile delinquent to pay is valid despite a Marsy's Law provision that gives...

The State Court of Appeals this week rejected a request that the court recognize the so-called canine "instinct exception" to the U.S....

A man convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl is entitled to a hearing on his related to his claims of new evidence indicating the...

The need to find a new death-penalty method is behind the effort in Alabama. Lawyers for condemned inmate Kenneth Smith are asking the...

"In brief" posts are shorter looks at interesting appellate filings. There are simply too many worthy cases to cover in full. These "in...

All the clause says in so many words, then, is that “the party convicted” in the Senate can still face criminal prosecution. But Mr....

Court records identifying people found illegible to vote due to mental incompetency are public records and should be released to the...

"In brief" posts are shorter looks at interesting appellate filings. There are simply too many worthy cases to cover in full. These "in...

From CNN: From beginning to end, the Supreme Court’s handling of the case is bound to be closely scrutinized. Public opinion polls show...

WMC is one of two parties filing amicus briefs in this case. I will post on Legal Action of Wisconsin's brief soon. The educational...

From the Wisconsin Law Journal story: In the latest court of appeals ruling, the court cited Wisconsin wetland permit statutes that...

The revelation that a Milwaukee police detective used a false confession to win a homicide case should be grounds for a new trial for a...

A jailer concerned about the mental health of a jail inmate did not violate the man's rights by listening as he incriminated himself in...

Rick Hasen sums it up at the Election Law blog.