Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
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 […]
Wisconsin judge rules that absentee voting van used in 2022 was illegal
A Wisconsin judge has ruled that state law does not allow the use of mobile absentee voting sites.
Trial is postponed for an Illinois man charged with killing 7 at a Fourth of July parade in 2022
He unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in Highland Park and then fled to the Madison where he contemplated shooting up another parade there.
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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