Document 51 · Filed June 8, 2026
Respondent-Appellant’s Brief
The brief seeks reversal and vacatur of a four-year harassment injunction or, alternatively, remand for specific findings and narrower relief.
Issues presented in the filing
- Whether the circuit court made sufficient act-specific findings when applying the “no legitimate purpose” element of Wis. Stat. § 813.125.
- Whether alleged child-abuse reports were used as a harassment predicate without findings identifying their content, recipient, falsity, and purpose.
- Whether the injunction was broader than the conduct identified in the circuit court’s ruling.
- Whether any restraint based on allegedly threatening speech required findings under Kindschy v. Aish and Counterman v. Colorado.
- Whether the asserted absence of findings could be treated as harmless.
Authorities identified in the filing
The brief cites Wis. Stat. § 813.125; Board of Regents-UW System v. Decker, 2014 WI 68; Kindschy v. Aish, 2024 WI 27; Counterman v. Colorado, 600 U.S. 66 (2023); Bachowski v. Salamone, 139 Wis. 2d 397; and Welytok v. Ziolkowski, 2008 WI App 67.
This archive summary is descriptive only. Readers should consult the complete filing and subsequent docket entries rather than relying on this summary as legal advice or as a statement of the court’s disposition.