This one is for the appellate nerds out there. One way SCOTUS clears its docket is via Grant/Vacate/Remand orders. Empirical SCOTUS, a blog that crunches numbers on our highest court, has just examined which decisions precipitated large numbers of GVRs. If you’ve been following Johnson v. U.S., you definitely want to click here… Read more
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Seriously. Click here for the ABA’s resolution, which is aimed at celebrating the many positive contributions lawyers make to society, and click here for more on what’s in store for you today… Read more
State v. Steven J. Schaefer, 2015AP2555-CR, District 3, 11/1/16 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity (including briefs) Schaefer challenged evidence seized after he was arrested outside his home. He argued the arresting officer entered the curtilage of his home without a warrant. The court of appeals holds the area was not curtilage under the… Read more
State v. Curtis D. Christianson, 2015AP24400-CR, District 3, 11/1/16 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity (including briefs) An officer observed Christianson deviate from his lane of traffic “numerous” times by going over the center line and fog line; some of the deviations occurred while he was driving through a construction zone that had orange… Read more
State v. F.B., 2016AP497, 11/1/16, District 1 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity F.B. seeks reversal of the circuit court’s denial of a permanent stay of his obligation to register. No briefs are available and it is difficult to tell what his argument might have been; in any case the court of appeals holds… Read more
Question presented (as formulated by Scotusblog): Whether, under the court’s First Amendment precedents, a law that makes it a felony for any person on the state’s registry of former sex offenders to “access” a wide array of websites – including Facebook, YouTube, and nytimes.com – that enable communication, expression, and the exchange of information among… Read more
State v. Thomas D. Dowling, 2016AP838-CR, 10/26/16, District II (one-judge; ineligible for publication); case activity (including briefs) This is an ineffective assistance claim against Dowling’s trial counsel for not moving to suppress evidence obtained after Dowling told police officers–whom his wife had allowed into their apartment–to leave. A neighbor had called 911 reporting a domestic… Read more
County of Sheboygan v. Lee F. Kleinhans, 2016AP836, 10/26/16, District 2 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity (including respondent’s brief) Lee Kleinhans appeals, pro se, from his bench trial conviction for failing to obey an official traffic sign contrary to Wis. Stat. § 346.04(2). Things never really get off the ground. The court first notes… Read more
