Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Contracts-Real Estate
Ewing and Gomez engaged in a contractual agreement with 1645 W. Farragut LLC (Farragut) for a house purchase. Despite the property requiring extensive renovations, Ewing and Gomez proceeded with the contract based on Farragut's assurance that the house would be renovated and ready for occupancy by the closing date.
Exclusion of Evidence
Johnson, faced charges for possessing a firearm as a person with a prior felony conviction, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
Suppression of Statements
Wesley was brought in by Wisconsin police for questioning in connection with a murder investigation and initially exercised his right to remain silent, leading to the cessation of the first interrogation.
Wisconsin Supreme Court reviewing options for state’s legislative boundaries
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is reviewing proposed changes to the state's legislative boundaries.
Steven Avery’s legal team files appellate brief
Chicagoland-based attorney Kathleen Zellner, legal counsel for Steven Avery, filed a motion Friday with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals-District II, seeking alternative remedies after previous requests for a new trial and evidentiary hearing were denied in August by a Sheboygan County judge.
Wisconsin’s embattled elections leader is legally holding the position, judge rules
A Wisconsin judge ruled Friday that the state's top elections official is legally holding her position.
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.
Legal News
- UW-Madison pro-Palestine protesters spark debate over free speech laws
- DEA to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
- Wisconsin opens public comment on constitutional amendment regarding election officials
- Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes
- FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent
- Wisconsin Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments in absentee voting case
- Attorney General Kaul joins multistate coalition to defend U.S. EPA’s light-duty vehicle emission standards
- State Bar of Wisconsin names election winners
- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
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