Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Justices wrestle with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal
The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.
LGBTQIA+ sanctuary declarations may lack legal impact
By John E. Finn, Wesleyan University Editor’s note: This article, distributed by The Associated Press, was originally published on The Conversation website. The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Several cities and towns, mostly in the American Midwest and South, are responding to a surge of proposed and […]
Teen and parents indicted after high school shootout
A grand jury has indicted a Baltimore teen and his parents on allegations they brought a gun to a high school campus in October.
Wisconsin judge reaffirms July ruling that state law permits consensual abortions
A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday reaffirmed her ruling from earlier this year that state law permits consensual medical abortions,
Wisconsin governor signs off on $500 million plan to fund repairs and upgrades at Brewers stadium
After months of backroom wrangling, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Tuesday that spends half-a-billion dollars in taxpayer money over the next three decades to help the Milwaukee Brewers repair their baseball stadium.
Updated: Wisconsin Supreme Court votes to accept no new cases, denies several
The Wisconsin Supreme Court denied review several cases.
Black and Latino voters suing in federal court to block congressional district’s weakening minority voting
U.S. District Court lawsuit says districts unlawfully weaken minority voting power.
Gov. Evers appoints Nicole Ziebell as Marquette County Register of Deeds
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced Monday his appointment of Nicole Ziebell to serve as Marquette County Register of Deeds.
Dane County looks to stop forcing unwed fathers to repay Medicaid birth costs from before 2020
Dane County officials are looking to stop making unwed fathers repay Medicaid for the cost of their children’s births in cases before 2020.
Republican leaders of Wisconsin Legislature at odds over withholding university pay raises
The Republican head of the Wisconsin Senate said Monday he wants to see pay raises approved for Universities of Wisconsin employees.
Wisconsin pastor accused of exploiting children in Venezuela and Cuba gets 15 years
A Wisconsin pastor was sentenced Monday to 15 years in a federal prison.
Remains found in Indiana in 1982 identified as those of Wisconsin woman who vanished at age 20
Human remains found in rural Indiana in 1982 have been identified as those of a Wisconsin woman who was 20 when she vanished more than four decades ago, authorities said.
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