Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Trump charged under Espionage Act – which covers a lot more crimes than just spying
Espionage Act seldom pertains to espionage.
MPD adds an additional offense to online reporting system
MPD is now accepting Burglary (detached Garage Only) reports to the “Police to Citizen” (P2C) site.
Teva, Allergan, CVS, and Walgreens Finalize Opioid Settlement Agreements
By Steve Schuster [email protected] Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Friday the final approval of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. Following successful state sign-on and subdivision sign-on periods, the defendants have committed to the deal and will start releasing funds to a national administrator [&hel[...]
Republican Rep. Gallagher won’t run for US Senate in Wisconsin, leaving open field
Wisconsin Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher announced Friday that he won't run for U.S. Senate in 2024 against Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, leaving an open GOP field with no declared candidates in the battleground state.
Wisconsin governor candidate Tim Michels sues organizer who sought payment
A conservative organizer said Michels' campaign staff promised to pay him $100,000.
School safety gutted by Wisconsin GOP despite record surplus
The JFC motion approved $10 million increase, $82 million short of Ever's request. Funding of 3 additional forensic toxicologists at the state crime labs approved.
Wisconsin GOP gives licensing agency fraction of workers governor asked for to improve performance
Lawmakers have been struggling to fill mounting vacancies within the prison system for years.
Gov. Evers: Tentative agreement reached with Republican leaders on shared revenue
The compromise reached by Gov. Evers and Majority Leader LeMahieu and Speaker Vos also contains provisions ensuring the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County are enabled with the tools, flexibility, and resources to avoid insolvency, including requiring a two-thirds vote by the City of Milwaukee Common Council and the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors to implement a local sales tax of 2 perce[...]
Milwaukee Mayor Johnson’s climate action strategy to reduce poverty and crime
Several U.S. cities are predicted to be under water by 2050 as a result of climate change.
Wisconsin DOJ investigating officer involved shooting in Ozaukee County
DCI is leading this investigation and is assisted by the Mequon Police Department, Ozaukee County Emergency Management, Wisconsin State Crime Lab, and a DCI Crime Response Specialist.
Husch Blackwell’s rankings grow in the 2023 Edition of Chambers USA, Milwaukee attorneys recognized
Chambers USA recognized seven attorneys that are based in the firm's Milwaukee office.
Office for Access to Justice issues statement on adoption of the Equal Access to Justice Resolution
Resolution was adopted at the 32nd Session of United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) in Vienna, Austria.
Legal News
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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