Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Regents pick New Hampshire provost to replace UW-La Crosse chancellor fired over porn career
Gow maintained the firing was an overreaction that violated his First Amendment rights.
Wisconsin eligible to receive $30 million digital equity grant
Wisconsin’s Digital Equity Plan was accepted by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
Kaul announces $2.5 million judgment against timeshare exit company
Refunds slated for Wisconsin Consumers
Brewers executives send max donations to Anti-Trump Republican Wis. legislator
Speaker Robin Vos, the most powerful politician in the Wisconsin State Legislature, received the maximum campaign donation allowed by law from five top executives of the Brewers after the legislature passed a huge public funding bill to renovate the stadium.
Biden’s Milwaukee visit reveals millions slated for projects
Biden also plans to travel to North Carolina and other battleground states in the coming weeks.
Liberal Georgetown attorney announces bid for new 77th Assembly District
Mayadev is openly pro-abortion and describes herself as "running to protect our reproductive right."
Wisconsin Supreme Court voted to accept no new cases
Wisconsin's highest court denied review of dozens of cases and waited nearly a month to announce it to the press and public.
Wisconsin appeals court upholds conviction of 20-year-old in death of younger cousin
The court disagreed and upheld his conviction Wednesday.
Georgia Judge dismisses 6 out of 41 election interference charges against Trump and associates
A Fulton County Georgia judge dismissed six of the 41 election interference charges against President Donald Trump and his associates, according to court documents obtained by the Wisconsin Law Journal. Judge Scott McAfee dismissed the six counts for lack of detail. “As written, these six counts contain all the essential elements of the crimes but […]
Wisconsin attorneys publish first-ever Civil Procedure book
LexisNexis set the retail price of the book and paid the authors a flat fee.
Jury convicts man in fatal stabbings of 2 women whose bodies were found in a Green Bay home
The Brown County jury deliberated for about an hour Monday.
Wisconsin Legislature to end session with vote on transgender athlete ban, no action on elections
Supporters said the measure would have sped up the counting of ballots on Election Day.
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