Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Regardless of immigration status, people in Minnesota can begin applying for driver’s licenses
People living in Minnesota without legal immigration status can now begin the process of getting their driver's license by making an appointment for their written driver's test, state officials announced at a news conference Thursday.
Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it
Critics of cash bail as a condition of pretrial release say it is especially unfair to Black people and other people of color.
FDA OKs updated COVID shot
The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter.
Trump lawyers seek recusal
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked the federal judge presiding over his election subversion case in Washington to recuse herself,
Appleton attorney who allegedly beat his wife, kids and abused his legal assistant had OLR hearing Wednesday
Johnson, who is white, says his use of the "n" word is "kind of a term of endearment between minority men and a quote from a movie."
Renovation project for Waukesha County Courthouse will enhance security
Waukesha County on Tuesday started an extensive remodeling of its county courthouse.
Justice Department’s National Security Division Announces Key Corporate Enforcement Appointments
Two attorneys have been tapped to head the Justice Department’s National Security Division's corporate enforcement program.
Baldwin, Risch Push FDA to Crack Down on Lab-Grown Imitation Dairy Products
Moo-over non-dairy substitutes, regulators are coming for you.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat
The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who Republicans are threatening to impeach over comments she made on the campaign trail about abortion and redistricting isn’t the first member of the court to offer public opinions about major issues of the day.
Appeals court affirms lower court decision in litigation between the city and town of Waukesha
In consolidated cases, the City of Waukesha appeals from orders dismissing its actions against the Town of Waukesha.
Senate committee recommends firing Wisconsin’s top elections official in process Democrats dispute
A Republican-controlled committee on Monday recommended firing Wisconsin's top elections official rather than reappointing her, clearing the way for a vote by the full GOP-led state Senate as soon as Thursday.
Legal News
- Justice Department strengthens efforts, builds partnerships to address the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
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