Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Failure to Show a Manifest Injustice
Calvin Scott, Jr. appeals from his judgment of conviction, entered upon a guilty plea, for second-degree sexual assault of a child, and from the order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Postconviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Orlando Eaton appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance as a party to the crime.
Ineffectiveness of Postconviction Counsel
Clarence A. Thomas appeals a circuit court order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2021-22) postconviction motion. In his motion, Thomas asked the court to vacate a judgment of conviction from 1999 and allow him to withdraw his guilty pleas based on his postconviction counsel’s alleged ineffectiveness.
Executive Branch Discretion
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by four Iranian nationals and their family members against the President and several federal officials.
First Amendment Retaliation- Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Rights
Adams, an inmate at Indiana’s Plainfield Correctional Facility, sued both current and former commissioners of the Indiana Department of Corrections, along with several other officials, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Mandatory COVID-19 Testing
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor of Illinois issued an executive order requiring personnel in primary and secondary schools to be tested regularly for the disease unless they had been vaccinated against it.
The Simon Law Firm on Business Litigation, Patent Trademark Copyright Litigation, and Contingency Fees
By: Anthony G. Simon and Jer W. Nixon When Tony Simon left a large national firm to join his brother John at the Simon Law Firm 20 years ago, it was one of the first firms in the country to handle Intellectual Property and commercial litigation on a contingent fee basis. Since that time, the firm has […]
Glendale man receives life sentence for Dodgeville murder
Sentencing of Schmidt-Way is scheduled for March 5, 2024.
As DEI policies come under legal attack, philanthropic donors consider how to adapt
The Black Freedom Fund has started a legal defense fund.
Abortion on the ballot in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin is among a number of other states where abortion might be on the ballot this year.
Not wearing a mask during COVID-19 health emergency isn’t a free speech right, appeals court says
The court found that refusing to wear a mask during a public health emergency didn't amount to free speech protected by the Constitution.
MBA holds annual Judges Night (PHOTOS)
Members of Wisconsin’s legal community gathered for the Milwaukee Bar Association’s Judges Night held Tuesday at The Grain Exchange in Milwaukee. Organizers estimated 400 people attended the annual event where they socialized and met with members of the judiciary. PHOTOS BY KEVIN HARNACK
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
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