Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
3M begins payments to service members in earplug settlement
Minnesota-based 3M reached the $6 billion settlement agreement back in August.
Wisconsin city fences off pond where 2 boys died after falling through ice
The council will discuss fencing around other retention ponds throughout the city.
Wisconsin Assembly approves bill guaranteeing parental oversight of children’s education
Opponents say the bill is an attempt to disrupt school protocols and amounts to censorship.
GOP legislators introduce bill to suspend northern Wisconsin doe hunt
Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prohibit hunters from killing antlerless deer in northern Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Assembly approves bill guaranteeing parental oversight of children’s education
The bill would guarantee parents a host of rights, including the right to determine the pronouns their children are known by at school.
Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom
Trump, who had attended the first two days of the trial, was in Florida Thursday for the funeral of his mother-in-law.
WisGop chair referenced in fake electors indictment threatens Democrats over legislative maps
Leave the legislative maps (currently favoring Republicans) as is, or face the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court.
Attorney Emily Stedman kicks off 2024 as a new partner with Husch Blackwell
After a decade of practicing law, she made partner in the Technology, Transportation, and Manufacturing industry team and Commercial Litigation practice group.
FEDS: Hot pursuit and drugs land Wisconsin man 7 year sentence
Law enforcement searched the man's home and located a safe. Inside, they found a gun, fentanyl, and methamphetamine.
Man fatally shot roommate over remote control dispute
After allegedly killing his roommate the man took a nap, drove to a friend’s home, and later to a marijuana dispensary.
Democrats ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to order new congressional maps for fall election
A Washington law firm that tries to help Democrats win elections around the country has asked the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out the battleground state's congressional maps.
Milwaukee County banned Section 8 housing voucher discrimination, but landlords still do it
Landlord participation in Section 8 has dipped nationwide due to financial constraints,
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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