Portage County v. K.K., 2021AP1315, 2/10/22, District 4, (1-judge opinion, ineligible for publication); case activity This opinion has alarming implications for disabled people. The circuit court issued a summary judgment order continuing K.K.’s protective placement. She appealed and argued that summary judgment is not allowed in Chapter 55 cases. The court of appeals refused to… Read more
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State v. O.G., 2021AP1642-CR, 1/25/22, District 1 (1-judge opinion; ineligible for publication; case activity O.G. appealed a juvenile court order waiving him into adult court. He argued that the judge was objectively biased and requested a new waiver hearing before a different judge. His appendix included 3 affidavits alleging that during a break in the… Read more
SCOWstats.com’s latest post looks at which justices joined or didn’t join other justices’ separate opinions from the 2016-17 term through the 2020-21 term. Sure, liberal justices usually joined the other liberals. Ditto for the conservatives. But this data point might come as a surprise: While Kelly joined separate opinions by Roggensack or Ziegler over 80%… Read more
Many agree on the need for criminal justice reform for drug crimes. This new paper, forthcoming in the Cardozo Law Review, argues that reform is also needed for child pornography crimes–especially when it comes to sentencing. Might be worth skimming for ideas before heading into your next sentencing hearing… Read more
The U.S. Commission on Civil rights just released a report called “The Civil Rights Implications of Cash Bail.” Among other things, it finds that Blacks and Latinx people have higher rates of pre-trial detention and more than 60% of detainees are unable to afford bail. This creates a host of problems for the detainees like… Read more
Outagamie County v. D.D.G., 2021AP511, District 3, 1/20/22, (1-judge opinion, ineligible for publication); case activity “Dana” has been under commitment since 2017. It is undisputed that she has taken her medication and has done nothing dangerous in the interim. Yet the court of appeals affirmed her 2021 recommitment because she questions her diagnosis and her… Read more
Rock County v. H.V., 2021AP1760-FT, 1/13/22, District 4 (1-judge opinion, ineligible for publication); case activity This appeal concerns a recurring problem in Chapter 51 cases: the lack of objection to damaging hearsay at the final hearing. If the appellate lawyer raises ineffective assistance of counsel in the circuit court, the case will become moot before… Read more
The 7th Circuit has extended its prior order that canceled in-person arguments and required them to be argued by video or phone. Here is the new order… Read more
