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Milwaukee city attorney race between Tearman Spencer, Evan Goyke taking shape on filing deadline
Embattled Milwaukee City Attorney Tearman Spencer and challenger state Rep. Evan Goyke have been recommended for placement on the spring ballot.
Wisconsin judge under investigation for jailing man over dispute with courthouse employee
By Jacob Resneck / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch Hortonville contractor Tyler Barth was more than halfway through his 18 months on felony probation for attempting to elude an officer when the judge ordered him into court. Recently he had been caught driving to work on a suspended license. And THC was found in his system […]
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will join law firm after leaving office
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Thursday that once he leaves office next week he will join a New Orleans-based law firm where he will focus on renewable energy litigation.
New York City suing charter bus companies for transporting migrants from Texas
New York City is suing more than a dozen charter bus companies for their role in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s operation to send tens of thousands of migrants to urban areas.
Court: Truckers entitled to ‘sleeper berth’ time
By Erik T. Berkman BOSTON — In a case of first impression, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that long-haul truckers driving as a team are entitled to be paid for “sleeper berth time” in excess of eight hours in a 24-hour period. The employer, defendant CRST Expedited, uses a “team driving […]
Unsealed Epstein documents reveal link to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club
The summer she turned 17, she was lured away from a job as a spa attendant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club to become a “masseuse” for Epstein.
NBA fines Nets $100,000 for violating participation policy by resting 4 players
The Nets held out four rotation players in what became a 144-122 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Dec. 27.
Prosecutors say Sen. Menendez cashed in by linking Qatari royal family member with NJ businessman
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez used his international clout to help a friend get a multimillion-dollar deal with a Qatari investment fund, partly by taking actions favorable to Qatar’s government, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in a revised indictment.
Wisconsin redistricting consultants to be paid up to $100,000 each
Two consultants hired to analyze new legislative boundary lines in Wisconsin after the state's Supreme Court tossed the current Republican-drawn maps will be paid up to $100,000 each in taxpayer money under terms of their contracts made public Thursday.
No charges for officers involved in Germantown fatal school shooting
Washington County District Attorney Mark Benson announced in December 2023 that no criminal charges will be filed against law enforcement officers involved in a fatal October 2023 school shooting. As previously reported by the Wisconsin Law Journal, Germantown Police fatally shot a man in the Kennedy Middle School parking lot, as 50-70 children were inside […]
Wisconsin attorney loses license for 60 days, ordered to pay fine
The Wisconsin attorney continued to practice law for several days after his law license was suspended.
Trump asks US Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ruling barring him from ballot over Jan. 6 attack
Trump appealed a 4-3 ruling in December by the Colorado Supreme Court.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies