Milwaukee man arrested for throwing dildos at teenage girls
Konrad Peters, of Milwaukee, has been arrested for repeatedly wielding "giant" sex toys in front of minors: http://bit.ly/1od56Z7
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Ghostwriting a scary, gray area
When an opposing party is pro se, I gird myself for his briefs. They’re typically long, disorganized, wandering and overwrought.
BENCH BLOG: Posner’s deer hunting decision on the mark
In another interesting decision, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner has allowed Native Americans to hunt deer at night, debunking concerns about safety.
Wis. couple accused of bringing toddler to burglary
Waupaca County sheriff's investigators are recommending child abandonment charges and numerous other counts against a man and woman accused of leaving a toddler in the vehicle while they burglarized a business.
Same-sex marriage a reality … now what?
On Oct. 6, Wisconsin became the latest in a growing number of states to allow same-sex couples to marry.
New lawyers need a good financial plan
Graduating from law school with significant student debt is nothing new for young attorneys. But according to the National Association of Law Placement, starting salaries in the legal profession have fallen 13 percent over the past six years.
Don Henley sues maker of T-shirt over pun
Don Henley has filed a lawsuit against the clothing maker Duluth Trading Co., claiming that the company infringed on his trademark in an email ad for its Henley T-shirt, by including the pun, "Don a Henley and Take It Easy:" http://rol.st/1p5zGih
BEV BUTULA: Congress.gov site adds new features
The Congress.gov website now includes live streams of House committee hearings and meetings, along with an archive to January 2012.
BENCH BLOG: Judges show Daubert isn’t all that complicated
In the first Wisconsin case applying the Daubert standard on admissibility of expert witness testimony, the court of appeals explains “what the Daubert rule is and what it is not.”
Once more, with teeth
A scene that regularly plays out in my kitchen recently took center stage in a Dane County courtroom.
Lights and sirens
A man and a woman have been sentenced to jail terms for having sex in a squad car after they were pulled over for drunken driving in northeastern Wisconsin: http://gbpg.net/1pIlOdV/
‘Sorry, want some heroin?’
Prosecutors in Montana say a man caught leaving a house he had apparently burglarized apologized to the homeowner and offered him some heroin: http://goo.gl/kCH8KR
Legal News
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
- Bryan Steil teams up with election denier Jim Jordan
- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
- Hilton Doubletree Lawsuit: 8-year-old died after being sucked into swimming pool pipe
- Gov. Evers signs measure allowing tactical emergency medical services to bear arms
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
- Man shot at Miami Hilton
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
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