Recent Articles from Associated Press
Postconviction Relief
Following two criminal convictions under Illinois law, James Evans sought postconviction relief in an Illinois trial court.
Campaign-finance Laws
Political action committees accept campaign contributions from donors and spend that money to support or oppose political candidates, parties, or ballot initiatives.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Pucillo, an Indiana resident who formerly used the last name Lock, had previously leased an apartment with Main Street Renewal LLC (Main Street).
Failure to Appoint Counsel- Habeas Relief
Wisconsin police officers placed Garcia in a lineup after a court commissioner found probable cause for his arrest and set bail.
Decision to Waive Counsel
Police officers in Raymond, Illinois, discovered a loaded firearm, cocaine, and more than 800 methamphetamine pills on Jones’s person and in his car during a traffic stop in March 2020.
Sixth Amendment Speedy Trial Rights
A jury convicted appellant Lonel L. Johnson, Jr. of possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and two counts of possessing a firearm as a felon.
Office of School Safety Holds Additional Critical Incident Response Team Trainings Around the State
Wisconsin is the first state to implement regionally based CIRTs on a statewide basis.
Wisconsin law enforcement officials make case for increasing funds to keep Wisconsin safe
Officials share success stories how Wisconsin tax dollars have been put to good use keeping Wisconsinites safe through law enforcement partnerships and the fusion center.
Ex-Wisconsin student gets 17 years for school officer attack
A judge on Monday sentenced a former Wisconsin student who attacked his high school's police officer with a barbecue fork to 17 years in prison.
Democratic election commissioner resigns in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic member of the commission that oversees Wisconsin elections plans to resign. Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Julie Glancey announced on Friday that she plans to step down on Monday. The 72-year-old Glancey, a former Sheboygan County clerk, was first appointed to the six-member bipartisan commission by then-Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, […]
Sen. Ron Johnson deflects questions about GOP megadonor, Nazi memorabilia collector
Sen. Ron Johnson deflected questions last Monday at a Milwaukee Press Club event about his association with a GOP megadonor who has ties to Clarence Thomas's ethical questions and collects Nazi memorabilia.
Senator Ron Johnson says he will continue to support Donald Trump if tapped as Republican nominee
As many Republicans are distancing themselves from former President Donald Trump, Senator Ron Johnson told a room full of journalists on Monday at a Milwaukee Press Club event he would continue to support Trump if he is selected as the Republican Presidential nominee. “I will support the nominee of the Republican party,” Johnson said. On […]
Legal News
- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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