Recent Articles from dmc-admin
WisGOP to open new regional field office in Waukesha
The new office is just one of 30 facilities across Wisconsin that will be opened by early June.
Green Bay man gets 2 consecutive life terms in fatal stabbings
A Wisconsin man convicted in the fatal stabbings of two women found dead in a home last year has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms without any chance for parole.
For 20 years, RCS has been bringing trial visuals to life
RCS works with attorneys on their visuals and technology needs for the past 20 years.
Justices reject appeal from former Guantanamo detainee
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a Canadian-born former Guantanamo detainee.
Lawyers burn midnight oil studying Title IX revisions
Attorneys representing colleges and universities face the prospect of shelving summer vacation plans to ensure that their clients are in compliance with the reams of Title IX rule amendments recently released by the U.S. Department of Education.
70 years after Brown, school integration stymied
Seventy years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional.
Wisconsin man gets 15 years in prison for Door County bar fire that killed two
A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for seven felony counts related to the death of two people in a Door County bar fire, according to court documents obtained by the Wisconsin Law Journal.
Involuntary Medication Order
The Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed as improvidently granted the petition for review filed by D.E.W. in his case against Winnebago County concerning his involuntary medication order.
Class Certification- Portal-to-Portal Act
The Court of Appeals reversed the circuit court’s order certifying a class of current and former Department of Corrections (DOC) employees seeking compensation for time spent undergoing security checks and walking to and from their work posts.
Probation Revocation
The Court of Appeals reversed the circuit court’s decision and affirmed the Division of Hearings and Appeals' (DHA) decision not to revoke Keyo Sellers’s probation.
Deferred Prosecution Agreement
The Court of Appeals affirmed the Circuit Court's decision to dismiss a delinquency petition against 14-year-old S.R. (referred to as Susan) and refer the matter for a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA).
Deferred Prosecution Agreement
The Court of Appeals affirmed the Circuit Court's decision to dismiss a delinquency petition against Z.D.S. (referred to as Zach) and refer the matter for a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA).
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