Wisconsin appellate court week August 3rd-7th 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

August 4th (corrected date) "A Virtual Conversation with Betsy DeVos", with Hon. Betsy DeVos - Secretary, Department of Education, Robert Eitel - Senior Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, and Candice Jackson - Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy & Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Education, presented by Madison Lawyers Chapter (details and registration)

August 6th (new date) "Corpus Linguistics in Legal Interpretation" with Donald A. Daugherty Jr., Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Stephen Mouritsen, Parr Brown Gee & Loveles, and Dr. James C. Phillips, Fowler School of Law, Chapman University, Litigation Practice Group Teleforum

August 18th "Recent Trends in the Roberts Court", Don Daugherty, Senior Counsel, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, presented by Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter (details and registration)

September 3rd Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference, Pewaukee, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter and Madison Lawyers Chapter (save the date)

February 26-27 National Student Symposium, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (save the dates)

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Supplement to last week

July 24, 2020 Agenda and Budget committee agenda, and August 20, 2020 Agenda, Wisconsin Judicial Council

Expanded Court of Appeals' eFiling pilot project begins Aug. 3, Wisconsin Court System

The 2019-20 Term: Some More Impressions, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstats

Court upholds ruling against former Dassey attorney, by Scott Bauer, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on State v. Kachinsky, 2020AP118-CR

Court of Appeals Opinion Publication Order - July 2020, 2020 WI App 42-46, Wisconsin Court System

Garage within statuory prohibition of entry of "dwelling" to repossess collateral, Duncan v. Asset Recovery Specialists Inc., 2019AP1365 [Recommended for Publication]

Oneida tribe wins closely watched Wisconsin legal fight, by Scott Bauer, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on Oneida Nation v. Hobart, No. 19-1981 (7th Cir. 2020)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Accepts New Cases, Wisconsin Civil Justice Council

- Supreme Court Digest, and
- Court of Appeals Digest,
by Prof. Daniel Blinka and Prof. Thomas Hammer, Marquette University Law School, Wisconsin Lawyer, August 2020

- Leading in Unprecedented Times, by Ed Finkel, profile of State Bar of Wisconsin president Kathleen A. Brost
- Racial Equity: It's Time to Step Up, Your State Bar column by Larry J. Martin, executive director, State Bar of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Lawyer, August 2020

A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice was sworn in after she ran 35 miles. Then she started running another 65. Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session

This week:

Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:

• Supreme Court opinions scheduled for release
• Supreme Court opinions issued this week
• Supreme Court final Orders on Rules petitions
• Supreme Court Disposition Tables
• Court of Appeals opinions scheduled for release
• Court of Appeals certifications,
• Court of Appeals opinions, and
• Court of Appeals summary dispositions issued this week

as they are posted.

Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints include those scheduled for oral argument:

• September 8th, 11th, 14th, and 29th (Oral Argument Schedule)

Next conferences on pending petitions for review:

• August 19th

Pending rules petitions (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)

The Court of Appeals has no oral argument scheduled.

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U.S. Supreme Court Calendars and Lists, Argument Calendar:

Calendar for October Term 2020
Argument for
- October 2020 (Oct. 5th-14th)
Latest slip opinions (2019 Term)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders

Wisconsin appellate court week July 27th-31st 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

July 29th "The Constitutionality of Pandemic Executive Orders", Misha Tseytlin, Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP & Former Wisconsin Solicitor General, and Ryan Walsh, Partner, Eimer Stahl LLP & Former Chief Deputy Solicitor General of Wisconsin, presented by Chicago Lawyers Chapter (details and registration)

August 4th (corrected date) "A Virtual Conversation with Betsy DeVos", with Hon. Betsy DeVos - Secretary, Department of Education, Robert Eitel - Senior Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, and Candice Jackson - Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy & Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Education, presented by Madison Lawyers Chapter (details and registration)

August 18th "Recent Trends in the Roberts Court", Don Daugherty, Senior Counsel, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, presented by Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter (details and registration)

September 3rd Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference, Pewaukee, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter and Madison Lawyers Chapter (save the date)

February 26-27 National Student Symposium, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (save the dates)

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Supplement to last week

Supreme Court: DHS Exceeded Authority with Medicaid Recoupment Policy, by Joe Forward, WisBar News, on Professional Homecare Providers Inc. v. Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 2020 WI 66

COA gives lengthy gloss on Mitchell v. Wisconsin, affirms conviction, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Richards, 2017AP43 (recommended for publication)

The Cases Still Before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Part I, Great Lakes Legal Foundation

The Supreme Court’s 2019-20 Term: Some Initial Impressions, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstats

The Cases Still Before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Part II, Great Lakes Legal Foundation

Wisconsin Supreme Court Statistics, 2019-20, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstats

Supreme Court Decision Halts Local Transit Projects, by Debra Fitzgerald, Door County Pulse, on Wisconsin Small Business United Inc. v. Brennan, 2020 WI 69

Rotunda Report Live: Government Relations, video, State Bar of Wisconsin

State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session

This week:

Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:

• Supreme Court opinions scheduled for release
• Supreme Court opinions issued this week
• Supreme Court final Orders on Rules petitions
• Supreme Court Disposition Tables
• Court of Appeals opinions scheduled for release
• Court of Appeals certifications,
• Court of Appeals opinions, and
• Court of Appeals summary dispositions issued this week

as they are posted.

Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints include those scheduled for oral argument:

• September 8th, 11th, 14th, and 29th (Oral Argument Schedule)

Next conferences on pending petitions for review:

• August 19th

Pending rules petitions (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)

The Court of Appeals has no oral argument scheduled.

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U.S. Supreme Court Calendars and Lists, Argument Calendar:

Calendar for October Term 2020
Argument for
- October 2020 (Oct. 5th-14th)
Latest slip opinions (2019 Term)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders

Wisconsin appellate court week July 13th-17th 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

September 3rd Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference, Pewaukee, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter and Madison Lawyers Chapter (save the date)

February 26-27 National Student Symposium, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (save the dates)

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Supplement to last week

Court of Appeals Holds That Insureds are Entitled to Recover UIM Benefits Regardless of Whether The Insureds Themselves Sustain Bodily Injury, by Heidi L. Vogt, Milwaukee, and John P. Pinz, Madison, von Briesen & Roper s.c., on Brey v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., 2019AP1320 (Recommended for Publication)

SCOW approves wide police discretion in traffic stops, lets racial bias go unchecked, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Brown, 2020 WI 63

Defense win – no exigency justified warrantless blood draw, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Hay, 2020 WI App 35

Criminal Law, Justia Opinion Summary, on United States v. Payne, No. 19-2384 (7th Cir. 2020)

Federal Preemption of Weight Limits, Wisconsin Civil Justice Council, on Town of Delafield v. Centra Transport Kriewaldt, 2020 WI 61

Wisconsin Supreme Court Reins in Agency Authorities, Great Lakes Legal Foundation, on Papa v. Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 2020 WI 66

Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws, by Todd Richmond, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 v. Vos, 2020 WI 67

Supreme Court Statistical Report - June 2020, Wisconsin Court System

Wisconsin high court gives mixed ruling on partial vetoes, by Scott Bauer, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on Bartlett v. Evers, 2020 WI 68, and Wisconsin Small Business United Inc. v. Brennan, 2020 WI 69

State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session

This week:

Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:

• Supreme Court opinions scheduled for release
• Supreme Court opinions issued this week
• Supreme Court final Orders on Rules petitions
• Supreme Court Disposition Tables
• Court of Appeals opinions scheduled for release
• Court of Appeals certifications,
• Court of Appeals opinions, and
• Court of Appeals summary dispositions issued this week

as they are posted.

Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints have no argument scheduled. Any dates set aside for arguments but to which specific cases have not yet been scheduled can be found on the Yearly Oral Argument Schedule - 2019/2020 Term.

Next conferences on pending petitions for review:

• July 14th
• August 19th

Pending rules petitions (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)

The Court of Appeals has no oral argument scheduled.

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U.S. Supreme Court Calendars and Lists, Argument Calendar:

Calendar for October Term 2020
Latest slip opinions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders

Wisconsin appellate court week June 8th-12th 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

September 3rd Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference, Pewaukee, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter and Madison Lawyers Chapter (save the date)

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Supplement to last week

U.S Supreme Court Won’t Hear Wisconsin Case on Mandatory Bar, WisBar News

Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts six new cases, Wisconsin Court System

Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear voter purge case, by Scott Bauer, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on Zignego v. Wis. Election Comm., nos. 2019AP2397 and 2020AP112

AG Kaul Submits Briefs on Affordable Care Act, Fuel Efficiency Standards, Wisconsin Civil Justice Council

'Change Does Not Happen When We Are Comfortable or Complacent', by Jill M. Kastner, President, State Bar of Wisconsin, WisBar News

UW Law names Ohio State law professor as new dean, by Michaela Paukner, Wisconsin Law Journal

Supreme Court Digest, by Prof. Daniel Blinka and Prof. Thomas Hammer, Marquette University Law School, and
Lawyer Discipline, Office of Lawyer Regulation,
Wisconsin Lawyer, June 2020

State Bar of Wisconsin Welcomes Daniel Tokaji as New U.W. Law School Dean, by Larry J. Martin, Executive Director, State Bar of Wisconsin, WisBar News

Reopening the Courts: Conversation with State Courts Director Randy Koschnick (video), Inside Track, State Bar of Wisconsin

SCOW approves exclusion of DNA evidence and admission "other acts" evidence in child sexual assault case, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Gutierrez, 2020 WI 52

SCOW upholds search of arrestee’s car, can’t agree on law, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Coffee, 2020 WI 53

State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session

This week:

Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:

• Supreme Court opinions scheduled for release
• Supreme Court opinions issued this week
• Supreme Court final Orders on Rules petitions
• Supreme Court Disposition Tables
• Court of Appeals opinions scheduled for release
• Court of Appeals certifications,
• Court of Appeals opinions, and
• Court of Appeals summary dispositions issued this week

as they are posted.

Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints have no argument scheduled. Dates set aside for arguments but to which specific cases have not yet been scheduled can be found on the Yearly Oral Argument Schedule - 2019/2020 Term.

Next conference on pending petitions for review:

• June 16th

Pending rules petitions (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)

The Court of Appeals has no oral argument scheduled.

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U.S. Supreme Court 2019 Term:
Calendars and Lists; Argument Calendar:
Argument for
- May 2020 (May 4th-13th)
Latest slip opinions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders

Wisconsin appellate court week May 18th-22nd 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

May 20th Noon to 1 pm (online) Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm panel discussion, Madison Lawyers Chapter, with attorneys for the legislature Ryan Walsh and Lane Ruhland. and former Deputy Attorney General Andrew Cook

[new] May 26th 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. (online) Madison Lawyers Chapter "National Security in the Post-Coronavirus Era" a conversation with Congressman Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin's 8th District, with Atty. Robert Driscoll, President of the Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter, as moderator

September 3rd Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference, Pewaukee, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter and Madison Lawyers Chapter (save the date)

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Supplement to last week

Admission of drug evidence and that Defendant and a passenger gave false names upheld, Justia Opinion Summary, United States v. Nelson, No. 19-2985 (7th Cir. 2020)

Motion to adjourn a probable cause hearing is a "preliminary contested matter" under judicial substitution statute, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Matthews, 2019AP2142, (recommended for publication)

Sentence for multiple harassing, obscene, and threatening telephone calls adequately explained with regard sentencing guidelines, Justia Opinion Summary, United States v. Propst, No. 19-2377 (7th Cir. 2020)

Fewer Supreme Court Decisions Likely in 2019-20, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstatas

In 4-3 Decision, Wisconsin Supreme Court Blocks Statewide Safe-at-Home Order, by Joe Forward, WisBar News, on Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42

Chief Justice's Wisconsin Court COVID-19 Task Force issues report, Wisconsin Court System

A Skeptical Comment on the Wisconsin Diploma Privilege, by Paul Horwitz, PrawfsBlawg, the comment from Professor Jason Yackee of the University of Wisconsin Law School

State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session

This week:

Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:

• Supreme Court opinions scheduled for release
• Supreme Court opinions issued this week
• Supreme Court final Orders on Rules petitions
• Supreme Court Disposition Tables
• Court of Appeals opinions scheduled for release
• Court of Appeals certifications,
• Court of Appeals opinions, and
• Court of Appeals summary dispositions issued this week

as they are posted.

Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints have no argument scheduled. Dates set aside for arguments but to which specific cases have not yet been scheduled can be found on the Yearly Oral Argument Schedule - 2019/2020 Term.

Next conference on pending petitions for review:

• May 19th

Pending rules petitions (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)

The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for:

• May 19th

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U.S. Supreme Court 2019 Term:
Calendars and Lists; Argument Calendar:
Argument for
- May 2020 (May 4th-13th)
Latest slip opinions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders

Wisconsin appellate court week May 11th-15th 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

May 11th 1:00 pm "Coronavirus Litigation and Policy in Wisconsin", Rick Esenberg of Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Wisconsin State Senator Chris Kapenga, and Moderator Robert Driscoll, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter (online)

September 3rd Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference, Pewaukee, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter and Madison Lawyers Chapter -rescheduled from May 8th- (save the date)

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Supplement to last week

An Imagined Bloc and Other Figments, review by Donald A. Daugherty of American Justice 2019: The Roberts Court Arrives, by Mark Joseph Stern, at Federalist Society Review, Volume 21

Wisconsin Supreme Court oral argument
- Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, No. 2020AP765-OA
WisconsinEye

Conservative justices bash Wisconsin stay-at-home order, by Todd Richmond, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal

What’s the Plan if the Wisconsin Supreme Court Shuts Down Safer at Home? by Adam Rogan, Milwaukee Magazine

Supreme Court Monthly Statistical Report - April 2020, Wisconsin Court System

COA holds no speedy trial violation; most delays were attributable to defendant, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Provost, No. 2018AP1268 and 2018AP1269, recommended for publication

2019 Wisconsin Act 185: research guide and index, Library Highlights, Wisconsin State Law Library

Supreme Court Restores Attorney Ghostwriting Rule for Pro Se Litigants, by Joe Forward, WisBar News

News and Announcements - 7th Circuit Updated Notice to counsel and the public "All cases scheduled for oral argument through June 30, 2020, will be argued by counsel either telephonically or by Zoom Video Communications."

Justia Opinion Summary, United States v. Lewis, No. 19-1911 (7th Cir. 2020)

The Cost of Shutting Down Wisconsin's Economy, by Andrew Hanson, Badger Institute

High court challenge to mandatory bar dues, cont’d, by Walter Olson, Overlawyered, on Jarchow v. State Bar of Wisconsin

State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session

This week:

Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:

• Supreme Court opinions scheduled for release
• Supreme Court opinions issued this week
• Supreme Court final Orders on Rules petitions
• Supreme Court Disposition Tables
• Court of Appeals opinions scheduled for release
• Court of Appeals certifications,
• Court of Appeals opinions, and
• Court of Appeals summary dispositions issued this week

as they are posted.

Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints have no argument scheduled. Dates set aside for arguments but to which specific cases have not yet been scheduled can be found on the Yearly Oral Argument Schedule - 2019/2020 Term.

Next conference on pending petitions for review:

• May 19th

Pending rules petitions (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)

The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for:

• May 14th and 19th

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U.S. Supreme Court 2019 Term:
Calendars and Lists; Argument Calendar:
Argument for
- May 2020 (May 4th-13th)
Latest slip opinions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders

Wisconsin appellate court week May 4th-8th 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

September 3rd Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference, Pewaukee, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter and Madison Lawyers Chapter -rescheduled from May 8th- (save the date)

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Supplement to last week

Non-binding annotations found in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated are not eligible for copyright protection. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 2018–1150, Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations

Wisconsin Supreme Court oral argument
- State v. Brooks, 2018AP1774-CR
- Quick Charge Kiosk LLC v. Kaul, 2018AP947
WisconsinEye

Supreme Court Upholds Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case, by Joe Forward, WisBar News, on Barney v. Mickelson, 2020 WI 40

Wisconsin Supreme Court issues a BIG defense win on Chapter 51! Wisconsin State Public Defender, on Langlade County v. D.J.W., 2020 WI 41

Diploma Privilege in the Pandemic Era, by Ann Heaps, Texas Legal Services Center, Austin, Nonresident Lawyers Blog, State Bar of Wisconsin

Law Schools, Women, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court, 2014-15 through 2018-19, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstats

Wisconsin Supreme Court Extends Order Allowing Remote Depositions, WisBar News

Police officer's fatal shooting of fleeing suspect met requirements for qualified immunity, Siler v. City of Kenosha, No. 19-1855 (7th Cir. 2020), Justia Opinion Summary

Wisconsin Supreme Court oral argument
- State v. Muth, 2018AP875-CR
WisconsinEye

Wisconsin Supreme Court public rules hearing
- Interim rule re-suspension of deadlines for non-criminal jury trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rule petition 20-02
WisconsinEye

Separation of Powers and the Administrative State, Eighth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference (webinars and teleforum discussions), The Federalist Society

'Faithful guardian of the Constitution': High court honors Dan Kelly, by Michaela Paukner, Wisconsin Law Journal

- Supreme Court Digest and
- Court of Appeals Digest by Prof. Daniel D. Blinka and Prof. Thomas J. Hammer, Marquette University Law School
- Lawyer Discipline, Office of Lawyer Regulation
Wisconsin Lawyer - May 2020

Stating competitor's beers made with corn syrup does not constitute false claim they contain corn syrup, Molson Coors Beverage Co. v. Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC, No. 19-2200 (7th Cir. 2020), Justia Opinion Summary

Should the Supreme Court Change How It Assigns Opinions? As I See It column by Prof. Ryan J. Owens, University of Wisconsin Law School and the La Follette School of Public Affairs, Madison, Wisconsin Lawyer - May 2020

State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session

This week:

Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:

• Supreme Court opinions scheduled for release
• Supreme Court opinions issued this week
• Supreme Court final Orders on Rules petitions
• Supreme Court Disposition Tables
• Court of Appeals opinions scheduled for release
• Court of Appeals certifications,
• Court of Appeals opinions, and
• Court of Appeals summary dispositions issued this week

as they are posted.

Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints include those scheduled for oral argument:

• May 5th 10:00 am Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm 2020AP765-OA (WisconsinEye video schedule)

Dates set aside for arguments but to which specific cases have not yet been scheduled can be found on the Yearly Oral Argument Schedule - 2019/2020 Term.

Next conference on pending petitions for review:

• May 19th

Pending rules petitions (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)

The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for:

• May 14th and 19th

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U.S. Supreme Court 2019 Term:
Calendars and Lists; Argument Calendar:
Argument for
- May 2020 (May 4th-13th)
Latest slip opinions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders

Wisconsin appellate court week April 27th-May 1st 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

April 27th-May 1st webinars and teleforum discussions "Separation of Powers and the Administrative State" Eighth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference, Washington, DC (save the dates)

September 3rd Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference, Pewaukee, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter and Madison Lawyers Chapter -rescheduled from May 8th- (save the date)

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Supplement to last week

Wisconsin Supreme Court oral argument
- Bartlett v. Evers, 2019AP1376-OA
- Wisconsin Small Business United Inc. v. Brennan, 2019AP2054-OA
- Hammer v. Board of Bar Examiners, 2019AP1974-BA
WisconsinEye

Wisconsin justices consider scaling back Evers’ veto powers, by Todd Richmond, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal

Jill Karofsky and "Bloc Cohesion" at the Wisconsin Supreme Court, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstats

Justia Opinion Summary, Skyrise Construction Group LLC v. Annex Construction LLC, No. 19-1461 (7th Cir.)

Court of Appeals addresses a couple of common sentence credit issues, State v. Kontny, 2019AP1257-CR, Wisconsin State Public Defender

Wisconsin Supreme Court oral argument
- Warren v. Meisner, 2019AP567-W
- Papa v. Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services, 2016AP2082 and 2017AP634
- State v. Dobbs, 2018AP319-CR
WisconsinEye

SCOTUS holds Constitution requires unanimous jury in state criminal trials, Ramos v. Louisiana, USSC No. 18-5924, Wisconsin State Public Defender

Clean Water Act Covers Groundwater Discharges, Supreme Court Rules, County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, USSC No. 2018–260The New York Times

Justia Opinion Summary United States v. Perez, No. 18-3156 (7th Cir.)

Seventh Circuit rejects challenge to Act 79 search of person on ES, United States v. Caya (7th Cir. No. 19-2469)

2020 State Bar Membership Card Expiration Date Extended to Sept. 30, WisBar News

Bar Advocacy Efforts Go Digital, Rotunda Report, State Bar of Wisconsin

State Bar President-elect Post Goes to Cheryl Daniels, WisBar News

State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session

This week:

Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:

• Supreme Court opinions scheduled for release
• Supreme Court opinions issued this week
• Supreme Court final Orders on Rules petitions
• Supreme Court Disposition Tables
• Court of Appeals opinions scheduled for release
• Court of Appeals certifications,
• Court of Appeals opinions, and
• Court of Appeals summary dispositions issued this week

as they are posted.

Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints include those scheduled for oral argument:

• April 20th, 22nd, 27th, and 30th (Oral Argument Synopses - April 2020) (WisconsinEye video schedule)

Dates set aside for arguments but to which specific cases have not yet been scheduled can be found on the Yearly Oral Argument Schedule - 2019/2020 Term.

Next conference on pending petitions for review:

• May 19th

Pending rules petitions (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)

The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for:

• May 14th and 19th

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U.S. Supreme Court 2019 Term:
Calendars and Lists; Argument Calendar:
Argument for
- May 2020 (May 4th-13th)
Latest slip opinions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders

Wisconsin appellate court week March 9th-13th 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

March 13th-14th "The Structural Constitution in the 21st Century", National Student Symposium, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor (details and registration)

March 31st Rick Graber, President and CEO of the Bradley Foundation, at the Milwaukee Club, other details to follow, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter (save the date)

April 25th Inaugural Midwestern Lawyers Chapters Conference, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, Illinois, presented by the Chicago, St. Louis, and Jefferson City Lawyers Chapters (save the date)

April 28th "Separation of Powers and the Administrative State" Eighth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference, Washington, DC (Save the date)

May 8th Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference, Pewaukee, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter and Madison Lawyers Chapter (save the date)

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Supplement to last week

Appeals Court: Sports Memorabilia Collection Contract Not Enforceable, by Joe Forward, WisBar News, on Habel v. Estate of Capelli, 2019AP314 (Recommended for publication)

Deal Jumpers by Michael D. Cicchini, 2021 U. Illinois L. Rev. __ (2021, Forthcoming) SSRN (2020), via Wisconsin State Public Defender

Wrongful Detention, on Mueller v. TL90108 LLC, 2020 WI 7, Wisconsin Civil Justice Council

Appeals Court: Arrest Records Must Be Expunged from State Crime Database, by Joe Forward, WisBar News, State v. Hall, 2018AP227 (Recommended for publication)

Agency Rulemaking Procedures, on Applegate-Bader Farm LLC v. DOR, 2018AP1239 (Recommended for publication), Wisconsin Civil Justice Council

Construction Statute of Repose, Nooyen v. Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 2019AP289 (Recommended for publication), Wisconsin Civil Justice Council

State Bar to Host Supreme Court Candidate Debate on March 19, Inside Track, State Bar of Wisconsin (RSVP by March 17th)

No Pretext: Wisconsin Employers Win Federal Appeals in Discrimination Cases, by Joe Forward, Inside Track, State Bar of Wisconsin, on Robertson v. State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (7th Cir. No. 19-1179) and Stelter v. Wisconsin Physician’s Service Ins. Corp. (7th Cir. No. 18-3689)

Election Ahead: Q&A with State Bar of Wisconsin President-elect Candidates, Inside Track, State Bar of Wisconsin

Hamilton Political Tidbits, Hamilton Consulting Group, Madison

Political Advertising, Digital Platforms, and the Democratic Deficiencies of Self-Regulation, Robert Yablon, University of Wisconsin Law School, 104 Minn. L. Rev. Headnotes 13 (2020), Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1584

Focused Ethnography: A Methodological Approach for Engaged Legal Research, by Tonya Brito, Daanika Gordon and David J. Pate, Jr., in From the Ground Up: Legal Scholarship for the Urban Core, ed. Peter Enrich & Rashmi Dyal-Chand (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2019), Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1583

State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session

This week:

Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:

• Supreme Court opinions scheduled for release
• Supreme Court opinions issued this week
• Supreme Court final Orders on Rules petitions
• Supreme Court Disposition Tables
• Court of Appeals opinions scheduled for release
• Court of Appeals certifications,
• Court of Appeals opinions, and
• Court of Appeals summary dispositions issued this week

as they are posted.

Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints include those scheduled for oral argument:

• March 18th and 30th (Oral Argument Schedule)
• April 1st and 20th (Oral Argument Schedule)

Dates set aside for arguments but to which specific cases have not yet been scheduled can be found on the Yearly Oral Argument Schedule - 2019/2020 Term.

Next conference on pending petitions for review:

• March 17th

Pending rules petitions include those scheduled for hearing or conference:

• April 2nd, Hearing Order 19-25: Increasing Annual Assessment for Wisconsin Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection, Inside Track, State Bar of Wisconsin

The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for:

• April 6th and 15th, and May 14th

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U.S. Supreme Court 2019 Term:
Calendars and Lists; Argument Calendar:
Argument for
- February 2020 (February 24th-March 4th
- March 2020 (March 23rd-April 1st)
- April 2020 (April 20th-29th)
Latest slip opinions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders