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 20th-24th 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 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

No harm where the defendant’s lawyer was also the judge who bound him over for trial, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Henyard, 2019AP548-CR (recommended for publication)

Defense win in unusual self-defense homicide case, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Johnson, 2018AP2318-CR (recommended for publication)

SCOW: expert testimony needn’t meet Daubert if it’s not "opinion," Miranda violation was harmless, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Dobbs, 2020 WI 64

Fractured SCOW okays restitution order on top of civil settlement, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Muth, 2020 WI 65

Federal District Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Mandatory Bar, WisBar News, on File v. Kastner, No. 19-C-1063 (E.D. Wis.)

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Justia Opinion Summary, on Brown v. Polk County, No. 19-2698 (7th Cir. 2020)

Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules on Governor’s Partial Vetoes, by Joe Forward, WisBar News, on Bartlett v. Evers, 2020 WI 68

Labor & Employment Law, Justia Opinion Summary, on McCann v. Badger Mining Corp., No. 19-2420 (7th Cir. 2020)

Final Orders 19-06 through 19-12: Amending Supreme Court Rules Pertaining to Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings, Inside Track, State Bar of Wisconsin, on 2020 WI 62

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Justia Opinion Summary, on Pulera v. Sarzan, No. 19-2291 (7th Cir. 2020)

Executive Committee Takes Up Keller Dues Evaluation Aug. 21 for Fiscal Year, Inside Track, State Bar of Wisconsin

Supreme Court: Challenge to Former Gov. Walker's Budget Bill Vetoes Barred, by Joe Forward, WisBar News, on Wisconsin Small Business United Inc. v. Brennan, 2020 WI 69

Candidates, groups spent record $10M on Wisconsin court race, by Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal

Labor & Employment Law, Justia Opinion Summary, on McCray v. Wilkie, No. 19-3145 (7th Cir. 2020)

Appeals court won’t reinstate Democrats’ lame-duck challenge, by Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on Democratic Party of Wisconsin v. Vos, No. 19-3138 (7th Cir. 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:

• 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 July 6th-10th 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

Court of Appeals Opinion Publication Order - June 2020, 2020 WI App 32-40, Wisconsin Court System

Milwaukee federal judge admonished for article about U.S. Supreme Court, by Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Supreme Court: Police Impound, Search of Vehicle was Unconstitutional, by Joe Forward, WisBar News, on State v. Brooks, 2020 WI 60

Appeals court upholds Republican-authored voting restrictions, by Todd Richmond, Associated Press, Wisconsin State Journal, on Luft v. Evers (7th Cir., Nos. 16-3003 & 16-3052)

Extraordinary Sessions of the Wisconsin Legislature, by Madeline Kasper, Reading the Constitution, Vol. 5, No. 2, Legislative Reference Bureau

Where Have All the Precedents Gone–Published Opinions from the Court of Appeals, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstats

Wisconsin Supreme Court Narrows Possibility Of Voter Roll Purge Before November: Court Denied Conservative Group's Request To Expedite Lawsuit, by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio (via The Wheeler Report)

Refusal to submit to blood draw may be used against driver at OWI trial, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Levanduski, 2019AP1144-CR (recommended for publication)

Criminal Law, Justia Opinion Summary, on United States v. Triggs (7th Cir., No. 19-1704)

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 conference on pending petitions for review:

• July 14th

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 June 29th-July 3rd 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

Whatever Happened to Intervention?, on SEIU v. Vos, Wisconsin Civil Justice Council

Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts three new cases, Wisconsin Court System

Ramirez v. Tegels, No. 19-3120 (7th Cir. 2020), Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Justia Opinion Summary

The March 31, 2020, order suspending the paper copy requirements set forth in F.R.A.P. 30(a)(3), C.R. 31(b) and C.R. 40(b) is VACATED and the requirements in those rules are once again in effect. News and Announcements, 7th Cir.

State v. Brooks, 2020 WI 60, Criminal Law, Justia Opinion Summary

Brey v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 2019AP1320, UIM Coverage (recommended for publication), Hamilton Consulting Group

United States v. Wade, No. 19-2061 (7th Cir. 2020), Criminal Law, Justia Opinion Summary

WI Supreme Court Accepts Anderson v. Town of Newbold, Great Lakes Legal Foundation

Balsewicz v. Pawlyk, No. 19-3062 (7th Cir. 2020), Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Justia Opinion Summary

Pro Bono in a Pandemic, video with Jeffrey Louis Brown, Pro Bono Program Manager, State Bar of Wisconsin, Rotunda Report

Purtue v. Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Justia Opinion Summary

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 conference on pending petitions for review:

• July 14th

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

The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for:

• June 22nd, 25th and 30th

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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 June 22nd-26th 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

SCOW finally removes confusion on proper forum for IAC claims against postconviction counsel, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State ex rel. Warren v. Meisner, 2020 WI 55

Original Actions and Judicial Activism, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstats

Supreme Court: No Exception to Actual Innocence Rule in Legal Malpractice Case, by Joe Forward, WisBar News, on Skindzelewski v. Smith, 2020 WI 57

COA attempts to clarify Chapter 51 recommitment standard, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on Winnebago County v. S.H., 2019AP2277-FT (recommended for publication)

Judicial Bias and Social Media, Great Lakes Legal Foundation, on Miller v. Carroll, 2020 WI 56

'Duty to Act:' 15 Ways to Combat Racism, WisBar News

COA attempts to clarify Chapter 51 recommitment standard, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on Winnebago County v. S.H., 2019AP2277-FT, (recommended for publication)

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 conference on pending petitions for review:

• July 14th

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

The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for:

• June 22nd, 25th and 30th

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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 June 15th-19th 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

COA: dog sniff evidence need not necessarily be corroborated to be admissible, Wisconsin State Public Defender, State v. Bucki, 2018AP999 (recommended for publication)

State Bar's WisLawNow Online Community Will Bring Together WI Legal Blog Content, WisBlawg, University of Wisconsin Law School Library

Justia Opinion Summary, Warren v. Meisner, 2020 WI 55, "circuit court is the appropriate forum for ... claim that postconviction counsel was ineffective for failing to assert an ineffective trial counsel claim"

Board Discusses Steps to Combat Racial Disparity, Advance Equal Justice, WisBar News

Proposed Pattern Patent Jury Instructions, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

Court rules phone charging kiosks are illegal gambling, by Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on Quick Charge Kiosk LLC v. Kaul, 2020 WI 54

Liberals on Wisconsin Supreme Court, joined by many appeals judges, call for making bench more diverse, by Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin court system delivering 600,000 face masks to circuit courts statewide, Wisconsin Court System website

Judicial Council scheduled to meet June 15th, Wisconsin Judicial Council

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 oral argument scheduled for:

• June 22nd, 25th and 30th

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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 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 June 1st-5th 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

Justices allow lower courts to resume with virus controls, by Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal

Defense win! COA affirms suppression of confession given after polygraph exam, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Vice, 2018AP2220-CR (recommended for publication)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Statistics, 1967-68, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstats

State Supreme Court dismisses second stay-at-home order lawsuit, by Michaela Paukner, Wisconsin Law Journal

Attorney’s license suspended in part for failing to give client file to successor counsel, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Kovac, 2020 WI 47

Court of Appeals Orders of Published Opinions, 2020 WI App 20-30, Wisconsin Court System

Supreme Court wastes time on decision in first family-law case in eight years, by Gregg Herman, Wisconsin Law Journal, on Pulkkila v. Pulkkila, 2020 WI 34

Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet defends boat outing after voting to uphold stay-at-home order, by Daniel Bice, 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 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 25th-29th 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

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

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

Plaintiff need not prove how long the unsafe condition commenced, only whether long enough to give the defendant constructive notice, Justia Opinion Summary, on Correa v. Woodman's Food Market, 2020 WI 43

Judicial Education Requirements Amendments, 2020 WI 44

Wisconsin conservatives feel ‘snookered’ by court justice, by Scott Bauer, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal

Position Vacancy, Paralegal or Judicial Assistant to Circuit Judge Diane S. Sykes when she assumes the role of Chief Judge of the Seventh Circuit on July 3, 2020

District Court refusal to recruit counsel for inmate's claim, Justia U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion Summaries, McCaa v. Hamilton, No. 19-1603

Final Order: Waiving In-person Attendance Requirement for State Bar Board of Governors Meetings and Annual Meeting, Inside Track, State Bar of Wisconsin

Policyholder's case against agent must show not just that agent procured policy that did not conform to Plaintiff's requirements, but that policyholder could qualify for such a policy, Justia Opinion Summary, on Emer's Camper Corral, LLC v. Western Heritage Insurance Co., 2020 WI 46

Seventh Circuit oral argument, "All cases scheduled for oral argument through August 31, 2020, will be argued by counsel either telephonically or by Zoom Video Communications. ... The courtroom will be closed to the public. The Court, on a temporary basis, will live stream the audio from oral arguments to YouTube. Arguments will also be recorded and posted on the court’s website."

Final Report of the Wisconsin Courts COVID-19 Task Force adopted, Wisconsin Supreme Court order

Extension of orders concerning appellate court operations and remote proceedings, Wisconsin Supreme Court

Extension of orders and an interim rule concerning jury trials and remote hearings in the circuit courts, Wisconsin Supreme Court

Court preserves damage award for 2 inmates assaulted in jail, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on J.K.J. v. Christensen, No. 18-2177 (7th Cir. 2020)

A Favorable Court Opinion, but Not Unanimous, by Alan J. Borsuk, Marquette Law School Poll on U.S. Supreme Court, Marquette Lawyer

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