Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
9 killed in western Wisconsin traffic crash involving a semitruck and a van
An investigation is ongoing.
Man charged in Wisconsin sports bar killings pleads not guilty
Routt remains jailed in Walworth County on $2 million cash bond.
Trump supporters hoping to oust Wisconsin leader say they have enough signatures to force recall
Backers of an effort to oust Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office over his opposition to former President Donald Trump announced Sunday that they’ve collected enough signatures to force a recall vote.
Wisconsin Senate panel votes to fire regents who voted against limiting UW diversity initiatives
Senate Republicans have fired 13 Evers appointees thus far by refusing to confirm them.
Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive
Wisconsin and North Carolina remain key battleground states in the 2024 election.
Another inmate found dead at troubled Wisconsin prison
Gov. Evers is searching for someone to replace Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr.
Baldwin touts buy-American legislation in first Senate re-election campaign TV ad
Two lesser-known Republicans also are running.
Wisconsin appeals court says regulators must develop PFAS restrictions before mandating clean-up
Environmental regulators can't unilaterally force polluters to clean up contamination from so-called forever chemicals without going through the Legislature.
Company loses challenge to city odor ordinance
The city enacted the ordinance in 2019.
Racine attorney who defended drug, child abuse, sex crimes has license suspended indefinitely
Patton's practice ranged from defending sex offenders and domestic violence offenders to defending those accused of drug crimes and child abuse.
Misappropriation of clients’ money prompts disbarment
A petition for disciplinary action was filed in January 2023.
Ex-romantic partner of governor wins high court seat
“Recusal is something that I take very seriously,” she said last week.
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