Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
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 […]
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.
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.
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- 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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