Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Gov. Evers continues to seek applicants for Rusk County District Attorney
The governor announced Thursday he is accepting applications on a rolling basis until the vacancy is filled.
Wisconsin Republicans seek to curtail governor’s veto power
Wisconsin Republicans proposed a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would curtail the governor's veto powers by prohibiting a veto to increase any tax or fee.
Wisconsin group calls for apology or resignation of lawmaker who says non-Christians are unfit for elected office
Lawmaker said, “you don’t want” Muslims, atheists and other non-Christians to serve in elected office.
Federal appeals court won’t revisit ruling that limits scope of Voting Rights Act
All but one of the court’s active judges were appointed by Republicans.
Man convicted in Door County bar fire that killed two people
Jurors found 59-year-old Anthony Gonzalez of Sturgeon Bay guilty on two counts of second-degree reckless homicide and five counts of recklessly endangering safety.
Some Republican leaders are pushing back against the conservative Freedom Caucus in statehouses
Group members have been at the center of Republican tensions.
Russian lawmakers approve confiscating the assets of people who discredit the army
The bill is now expected to quickly sail through the upper house of parliament and receive Russian President Vladimir Putin's signature.
House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue
House Republicans attempt to impeach Homeland Security's Director for allegedly failing to enforcement immigration laws at the Southern border.
DOJ: Wisconsin saw more hate crimes than Mississippi and South Carolina combined in 2022
Wisconsin had more hate groups than Mississippi and Alabama combined in 2022, according to Southern Poverty Law Center.
Gov. Evers extends application deadline for register of deeds of Pierce County
The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by the resignation of Julie Hines.
Judge orders Wisconsin elections officials to move quickly on changing absentee ballot rules
The judge on Tuesday spelled out four ways a witness address could be accepted with some missing information.
Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him over Jan. 6
Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot.
Legal News
- 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
- 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
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