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 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 March 30th-April 3rd 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

April 25th [postponed to Spring 2021] Inaugural Midwestern Lawyers Chapters Conference, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, Illinois, presented by the Chicago, St. Louis, and Jefferson City Lawyers Chapters

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

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 puts hold on jury trials, halts in-person proceedings statewide in favor of phone and video appearances, Wisconsin Court System

State Bar Works to Ensure Legal Services Remain Exempt from 'Safer at Home' Order, WisBar News

Wisconsin Supreme Court eases step in process for new law school grads, Wisconsin Court System

Wisconsin Supreme Court Issues Order Allowing Remote Depositions, WisBar News

Court of Appeals Opinions Published Orders- March 2020, Wisconsin Court System, 2020 Wis. App. 11-17

Seventh Circuit Addresses Waiver of Right to Arbitrate. by Anne-Louise T. Mittal, Milwaukee, Foley & Lardner LLP, on Brickstructures Inc. v. Coaster Dynamix Inc., 7th Cir. No. 19-2187

Law-School March Madness: An Update, 2014-15 through 2018-19, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstats

Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts three new cases, Wisconsin Court System

Annual Report 2019, Wisconsin Judicial Commission

Policy Positions - 2020, State Bar of Wisconsin

State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session: Two strongly supported bills referred to Committee on Rules.

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 30th [postponed] (Oral Argument Schedule)
• April 1st [postponed] 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:

• April 16th

Pending rules petitions include those scheduled for hearing or conference:

• April 2nd, (Public Hearing Postponed)

The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for:

• April 6th and 15th, and May 14th and 19th

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U.S. Supreme Court 2019 Term:
Calendars and Lists; Argument Calendar:
Argument for
- March 2020 (March 23rd-April 1st) [postponed]
- April 2020 (April 20th-29th)
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

Wisconsin appellate court week March 2nd-6th 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

March 5th On Statutory Interpretation, Judge Diane Sykes of the 7th Circuit, Madison Lawyers Chapter and University of Wisconsin Student Chapter (details and registration)

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

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

Wisconsin Supreme Court denies review in a number of cases, Wisconsin Court System

State Bar Board Hears Remarks from Justice Hagedorn, Discusses 2021 Budget, WisBar News

Insurer Did Not Breach Duty to Defend, Followed Judicially Preferred Procedures, by Joe Forward, WisBar News, on Choinsky v. Employers Insurance Co. of Wausau, 2020 WI 3

Court: Wisconsin must expunge criminal records from database, by Todd Richmond, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on Hall v. Wisconsin Department of Justice, 2018AP2274, (Recommended for Publication)

February 2020 Published Order, 2020 WI App 7-9

Justia Opinion Summary, on DSG Evergreen Family Limited Partnership v. Town of Perry, 2020 WI 23

Partial SCOW defense win; two charges for two different strength pills multiplicitous, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Brantner, 2020 WI 21

Comparing the Supreme Courts of Wisconsin and its Four Neighbors–An Update for 2016-17 through 2018-19, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstats

Wisconsin court overturns ruling ordering voter purge, by Scott Bauer, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on Zignego v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, 2020AP112 and 2019AP2397 (Recommended for Publication)

Legislature Expands Courts, Approves Merit Pay for SPD, Rotunda Report, State Bar of Wisconsin

Court of appeals rejects DOJ’s reading of arrest record expungement statute, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on Hall v. Wisconsin Department of Justice, 2018AP2274, (recommended for publication)

Sanction for violation of juvenile disposition order limited to 10 calendar days, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. A.A., 2018AP1497 (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 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:

• March 4th, and April 6th and 15th

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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

Wisconsin appellate court week February 24th-28th 2020

Events | Courts last week | Courts this week

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

March 5th On Statutory Interpretation, Judge Diane Sykes of the 7th Circuit, Madison Lawyers Chapter and University of Wisconsin Student Chapter (details and registration)

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

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

SCOW: defendant didn’t forfeit sentencing claim by failing to object during sentencing, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Counihan, 2020 WI 12

SCOW holds ch. 51 commitment not moot but affirms on the merits, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on Marathon County v. D.K., 2020 WI 18

Circuit court erred in admitting video statements of children under § 908.08, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Mercado, 2018AP2419-CR (recommended for publication)

Ban on firearm silencers is constitutional, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Barrett, 2018AP2324-CR (recommended for publication)

Recent Supreme Court opinions:
- Fraudulent Representation, Hinrichs v. Dow Chemical Co., 2020 WI 2
- Successor Liability, Veritas Steel LLC v. Lunda Construction Co., 2019 WI 3
Recent Court of Appeals opinions recommended for publication:
- Duty of Care to Trespassers, Stroede v. Society Insurance, 2018AP1880 and 2018AP2371
Wisconsin Civil Justice Council

Kelly, Karofsky win high court primary, by Todd Richmond, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal

Wisconsin Assembly calls for constitutional convention, by Scott Bauer, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal

SCOW clarifies how to calculate OWI fines subject to multiple enhancers, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Neill, 2020 WI 15

Defense win: New trial ordered due to evidence suggesting defendant was repeat drunk driver, Wisconsin State Public Defender, on State v. Diehl, 2019AP1176-CR (recommended for publication)

Hamilton Political Tidbits - February 21, 2020, Hamilton Consulting Group, Madison

Wisconsin Judicial Council February 21, 2020 Meeting Agenda

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 (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)

The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for:

• March 4th and April 6th

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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