In this case, the petitioner obtained a restraining order against her coworker who had constantly harassed her, and repeatedly made sexual advances towards her. The coworker violated the restraining order and the petitioner complained to her employer to take measures to stop the harassment. Despite her complaints, the coworker was not terminated, suspended, or reprimanded for his sexual harassment.
In Goodell, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin refused to include women within the construction of the word “person” and denied Lavinia Goodell admission to the bar because she was a woman.
Marquardt took eight weeks off for maternity leave and vacation. During that time, her supervisor reorganized the division in which she worked and redefined her responsibilities. He did not inform her of these changes.
In this case, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reviewed an appeal on a second-degree murder conviction against a woman who shot and killed her husband.
A lower court convicted the defendant on two counts of second-degree sexual assault for sexually assaulting his 14-year-old niece. On review, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the trial court correctly refused to allow psychologist testimony for the defense that he did not fit the psychological profile of an incestuous sex offender, as the victim as related through marriage.
