Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Scalise nominated for House speaker
Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but struggled to quickly unite their deeply divided majority and elect the conservative in a public floor vote after the historic ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the job.
2nd former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Republican leader against impeachment
A second conservative former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice asked to investigate taking the unprecedented step of impeaching a liberal justice on Wednesday came out against it.
Wisconsin committee sets up Republican-authored PFAS bill for Senate vote
Wisconsin Republicans moved closer Wednesday to a Senate floor vote on a bill that would spend tens of millions of dollars to address pollution from PFAS chemicals.
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial must be respected, protected
Memorial was damaged again the weekend of September 30 - October 1, 2023.
Froedtert, Planned Parenthood, University School, Marquette among impacted in Blackbaud Data Breach
Wisconsin will receive $ 796,136.00 from the settlement.
Supreme Court takes case about credit card swipe fees
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a lawsuit seeking to have the Federal Reserve lower its 12-year-old cap on swipe fees that banks charge merchants to process debit card transactions. The justices accepted the case after appellate courts disagreed on whether the 2021 case was brought too late.
Cautionary tale: Defrauded law firm loses insurance suit
A Boston law firm’s business policy did not cover losses stemming from its processing of a fake cashier’s check that it received from a “new client” who had retained the firm under a false identity, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled in dismissing a lawsuit against the insurance carrier.
Gov. Evers moves to intervene in redistricting challenge to Wisconsin’s legislative maps
On Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit before the Wisconsin Supreme Court challenging the state’s current legislative maps. “My commitment to the people of Wisconsin remains the same—I believe that the people should get to choose their elected officials, not the other way around, and that includes making […]
North Carolina Republicans enact voting, election boards changes over Democratic governor’s vetoes
The GOP-controlled Senate in Wisconsin last month voted to fire the state elections administrator over decisions that were made by the state election board during the 2020 election.
University of Wisconsin System will change its name to The Universities of Wisconsin by 2024
The University of Wisconsin System plans to change its name to The Universities of Wisconsin by early next year, system President Jay Rothman announced Tuesday.
Attorney Pleads Guilty To Operating $18.8 Million Ponzi Scheme And To Money Laundering, Obstruction Of Justice, And Perjury Charges
Wisnicki, 44, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
Leader of White Supremacist Group Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Make Death Threats Against Journalist
Welker’s threat included a photograph of the Journalist with a gun aimed at his/her head and the words “Race Traitor” over the journalist’s eyes.
Legal News
- WisGOP convention spotlights abortion, higher education, immigration and national security
- NAACP: No consequences for UWM Pro-Palestinian protesters shows ‘bias’ and ‘privilege’
- New complaints filed against Northwestern over Kenosha football hazing scandal
- Justice Department submits proposed regulation to reschedule marijuana
- Reckless driving on Brown Deer Road results in fatal collision
- Lavinia Goodell 150th Anniversary commemoration to be held June 17
- WisGOP reacts to vice president’s Wisconsin visit
- Former prosecutor suspended for unwelcome contact during legal conference
- One Wisconsin Attorney’s misconduct ‘in a league of its own’
- Wisconsin election fraud charge issued from November 2022 general election
- Indigenous consultant accuses NHL’s Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment
- Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia from Augusta
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