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![Judge erred in deciding youth was ambiguous in invoking right to remain silent, appeals court rules](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_238,h_238,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.webp)
Aug 26, 2024
Judge erred in deciding youth was ambiguous in invoking right to remain silent, appeals court rules
"When he asked whether he can return to his pod, it was in a tone which suggested he was musing about the possibility."
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![Bully-boy police tactics get bulldozed by Court of Appeals](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)
Apr 29, 2024
Bully-boy police tactics get bulldozed by Court of Appeals
Repeated threats by police to arrest a woman who refused permission to search her house, police refusal to allow her to go inside where her
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![Appeals court upholds judge who ignored order for new trial, sentenced man on dismissed charge instead](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)
Apr 14, 2024
Appeals court upholds judge who ignored order for new trial, sentenced man on dismissed charge instead
A Rock County Circuit Court judge who ignored an appeals court order to hold a new trial did not err when he reinstated a dismissed count...
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![Appeals court: Marsy's Law does not override juvenile restitution limits](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_238,h_238,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.webp)
Feb 9, 2024
Appeals court: Marsy's Law does not override juvenile restitution limits
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...
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![Birds win! Appeals court rules in favor of their survival](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_2b9d50c29ef34f61999b89695c91e5ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_192,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_2b9d50c29ef34f61999b89695c91e5ae~mv2.webp)
Oct 5, 2023
Birds win! Appeals court rules in favor of their survival
A Madison ordinance designed to protect birds from crashing into glass surfaces did not violate a state law that prohibits cities from...
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