Kindschy v. Aish, 2024 WI 27, 6/27/24, reversing a published court of appeals decision; case activity (including briefs) SCOW finds injunction against abortion clinic protestor violated First Amendment. Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 813.125, the Calumet County Circuit Court enjoined Brian Aish, an anti-abortion protestor, from speaking to or going to the residence or any… Read more
45. WI Supreme Court
State v. B.W., 2024 WI 28, 6/27/24, affirming an unpublished court of appeals decision; case activity (including briefs) In a closely-watched TPR appeal, SCOW issues a decision that leaves many open questions regarding the vexing “burden of proof” issue that has ensnarled lower courts. Although the majority spends roughly 28 pages outlining the facts, the… Read more
Winnebago County v. D.E.W., 2024 WI 21 (per curiam), 5/14/24, review of an unpublished court of appeals decision; case activity Although many practitioners may have hoped that this case would resolve recurrent issues in appeals of involuntary medication orders, those issues will have to be resolved another day given SCOW’s order dismissing the petition as… Read more
State ex rel. Antonio S. Davis v. Circuit Court for Dane County, the Honorable Ellen K. Berz and State of Wisconsin, 2024 WI 14, 3/26/24; case activity A majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirms the court of appeals’ denial of Davis’ petition for a supervisory writ after concluding the the circuit court had no… Read more
State v. Morris V. Seaton, 2023 WI 69, 10/10/23, on certification from the court of appeals; case activity (including briefs) State v. Donte Quintell McBride, 2023 WI 68, 10/10/23, affirming a decision of the court of appeals; case activity (including briefs) (See our prior posts on Seaton here and here; posts on McBride here and… Read more
State v. James P. Killian, 2023 WI 52, 06/21/23, reversing a published court of appeals decision; case activity (including briefs) The state’s threat to add new charges against Killian during a trial that ended in a mistrial didn’t expand the scope of the protection against double jeopardy to those new charges. The facts and procedural… Read more
State v. Junior L. Williams-Holmes, 2023 WI 49, 6/20/23, reversing and remanding a published court of appeals decision; case activity (including briefs) Reaffirming that the Department of Corrections, not the circuit court, is responsible for regulating the day-to-day affairs of persons being supervised by DOC, the supreme court sends this case back to the circuit court… Read more
State v. Jovan T. Mull, 2023 WI 26, 4/4/23, reversing a per curiam decision of the court of appeals; case activity (including briefs) The supreme court rejects Mull’s claims that his trial lawyer was ineffective at his trial, though it reaffirms that trial counsel’s strategic decisions are not given automatic deference, but are judged for… Read more
