Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Fond du Lac jury convicts man for brutal slaying
The jury listened to five days of testimony.
Wisconsin Assembly approves increases in out-of-state outdoor license fees to help close deficit
The Assembly passed the legislation 97-0, sending it to the Senate.
Assembly OKs bill to suspend doe hunting in northern Wisconsin in attempt to regrow herd
Republican-authored measure is designed to help the northern herd replenish itself.
Wisconsin lawmakers OK bill to tackle forever chemicals pollution, but governor isn’t on board
The DNR would need landowners' permission to test their water for PFAS.
A man accused of stabbing another passenger on a Seattle to Las Vegas flight charged with assault
The man made an improvised weapon by wrapping rubber bands around several pens.
Could gunowners face charges if kids access unlocked weapons? State laws differ
The case marks the first time a U.S. parent was held responsible for a child carrying out a mass school attack.
EPA approves year-round sales of higher ethanol blend in Wisconsin, other states
Agribusiness spent a record-breaking $165 million on federal lobbying in 2023.
Former Black schools leader radio interview brings focus on race issues in Green Bay
When an Atlanta radio host referred to the Wisconsin city of Green Bay as “about as lily white .."
Parts of a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver have been stolen
The Denver Police Department’s Bias-Motivated Crime Unit is investigating.
Right to contraception rejected by Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
Thousands of Wisconsinites lost a concrete right to make their own healthcare decisions.
Planned Parenthood asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to find 1849 abortion law unconstitutional
The Supreme Court has not said whether it will accept the case.
Alabama’s frozen embryo ruling is having its first effects
On Wednesday, the University of Alabama Birmingham hospital paused IVF treatments.
Legal News
- Wisconsin DNR agrees to repeal anti-firearm rule
- Harris kicks off campaign for president with a rally in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin leads 26 governors to strengthen state and tribal child support enforcement act
- Wisconsin man charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid prison term for Capitol riot role
- Wisconsin Supreme Court reveals September oral arguments calendar
- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
- 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
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- 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