Manitowoc Co. HSD v. Tammy L.C., No. 2010AP118, District II, 7/14/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Tammy L.C.: Matthew S. Pinix Mootness – Discharge from Civil Commitment Appeal of commitment order is dismissed as moot where appellant has been discharged and no extension sought. Mootness raises a question of policy, not jurisdiction… Read more
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- SCOTUS tempers pro-gun 2nd Amendment precedent; holds States may disarm a citizen who poses “a clear threat of physical violence to another”
- COA holds, in unpublished but citable decision, that the preponderance of the evidence standard applies at a TPR dispositional hearing
- D3 affirms denial of plea withdrawal claim under Cross’ “higher, but not substantially higher” rule
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March 12: Oral Argument in State v. Molde and State v. Stetzer
March 13: Petitions Conference
March 14: Oral Argument in Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections v. Brian Hayes
April 2: Oral Argument in State v. Grady
April 9: Petitions Conference
May 21: Petitions Conference
June 25: Petitions Conference
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