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Landmark Milwaukee attorney James Hall Jr. dies
James H. Hall Jr., a longtime Milwaukee attorney who served as co-lead in a class-action redlining suit the Milwaukee NAACP brought against American Family Insurance, has died from cancer in Milwaukee. He was 69.
Timothy Brown convicted of First Degree Intentional Homicide in Fond du Lac shooting
Four day jury trial ends in guilty verdict for Timothy D. Brown.
Kaul announces new partnership Between the Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Forces
The MMIWR Task Force goal is to help fight the abduction, homicide, violence and trafficking of Indigenous women and relatives in Wisconsin.
Deer farm moratorium draws suit
Minnesota deer farmers are suing the state over a moratorium on new deer farms.
Wisconsin Assembly task force releases slate of bills to combat human trafficking
Vos, a Republican, appointed 13 lawmakers to the task force in August.
Court of Appeals hears case about refusal to dispense morning-after pill
Lawyers who represented a woman denied Plan B contraceptive by a pharmacist were recently back in court.
Judge dismisses Notre Dame professor’s defamation lawsuit against student newspaper
A judge dismissed a University of Notre Dame’s professor’s defamation lawsuit against a student-run publication.
Man jailed for five months without preliminary hearing goes before state supreme court
Public Defender’s Office, representing defendant Lamar Lamont Woods, claims this is a systemic issue.
The Unfrazzled Lawyer: Benefits for law firms supporting unfrazzled lawyers
As you head into the new year, include unfrazzled support for your attorneys as part of your annual planning.
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to reconsider ruling ordering new legislative maps
The court ruled 4-3 on Dec. 22 that the current maps, drawn by Republicans, are unconstitutional.
Evers Announces PSC Chairperson Valcq Leaving Evers Administration
Thursday the governor also announced Commissioner Summer Strand will succeed Valcq as PSC chairperson.
Wisconsin judicial commission rejects complaints filed over court director firing
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Judicial Commission this week dismissed complaints filed by the former state courts director after he was fired by four liberal justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, documents released to The Associated Press on Thursday show. Three of the four targeted justices fired back Thursday, accusing the former court director who filed […]
Legal News
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property