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Archives for 2026

Sealed pretrial records, opportunity for press to be heard

March 28, 2026 By lilly

SEALED PRETRIAL RECORDS: Press should have opportunity to be heard on sealing deliberate homicide records… supervisory control of Dahood granted… Order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Brad Fjeldheim, Cameron Clevidence, Christopher White, Kyle Nelson, Walter Hennessey

Bail jumping, no “lawful excuse” for not appearing

March 28, 2026 By lilly

BAIL JUMPING: Statute not unconstitutionally vague as to “lawful excuse” for not appearing at hearing… conviction affirmed… Christopher affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Benjamin Anciaux, Cori Losing, Emma Sauve

Revocation, probationary period illegally extended

March 28, 2026 By lilly

REVOCATION: Sentence illegally extended by including probationary period of custodial sentence… Berger reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Abigail Mathews, Andrew Paul, Selene Koepke

Sex offender registration, 2023 in-person, 2001 conviction

March 28, 2026 By lilly

SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION: 2023 SVORA requiring in-person registration improperly applied to Defendant convicted in 2001… Whelan affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jeff Wilson, Kaitlyn Lamb, Mardell Ployhar

Discovery responses compelled, membership interests

March 21, 2026 By lilly

DISCOVERY responses compelled in dispute as to the value of membership interests upon sale of one entity and public offering of another… Plaintiffs entitled to fees & costs for bringing the motion which was precipitated by responses being evasive, boilerplate, and not consistent with rules… Brown. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Conner Bottomly, John Amsden, John Sullivan, Justin Stalpes, Matthew Smith, Nicholas Katz

Sewer odor, supervisory control denied

March 21, 2026 By lilly

SEWER ODOR: Supervisory control of McElyea’s denial of summary judgment on negligence and nuisance denied… Order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Alison Garab, Hertha Lund, Kellie Sironi, Peter Taylor, Susan Swimley

Housing reform legislation rulings

March 21, 2026 By lilly

HOUSING REFORM legislation rulings affirmed, reversed… Salvagni affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Alan McCormick, Alwyn Lansing, Andrew Peters, Brian Gallik, David Knobel, Henry Tesar, James Goetz, Jesse Kodadek, Joseph Gay, Michael Noonan, Michael Russell, Murry Warhank, Scott Svee, Taylor Thompson, Thane Johnson

DUI, $5,000-minimum fine, inability to pay

March 21, 2026 By lilly

DUI: $5,000-minimum fine legally imposed when the portion Defendant couldn’t pay was suspended… Halligan affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Brielle Lande, Cori Losing, Deborah Smith

Drugs, pills in closed pouch in secret compartment

March 21, 2026 By lilly

DRUGS: Pills discovered in closed pouch in secret compartment of stolen vehicle improperly used to obtain warrants to search vehicle and motel room where more drugs were found… Vannatta reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Andrea Haney, Brandon Zeak, Emma Sauve, Katie Schulz

Revocation, one District Judge overturning another

March 21, 2026 By lilly

REVOCATION: Dismissal of petition to revoke suspended sentence and striking order of Halligan which had revoked conditional discharge from supervision reversed… Larson reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Emma Sauve, Matthew Jennings, Selene Koepke

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