Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
U.S. judge denies summary judgment in crash caused by aerosol huffing
A Minnesota woman was killed by a driver who had gotten high using a keyboard cleaning product. On Aug. 25, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota denied the motion for summary judgment brought by the product’s manufacturer.
Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach Janet Protasiewicz over donations, but conservatives also took party cash
Wisconsin Republicans are threatening to impeach a state Supreme Court justice over donations she received from the Democratic Party.
Felon voter fraud remains rare in Wisconsin, report shows
The number of convicted felons under investigation for voting in recent Wisconsin elections remains a miniscule proportion of the total ballots cast.
Third Democrat launches bid for western Wisconsin swing congressional district
A third Democratic candidate has announced that she's running for a western Wisconsin congressional seat held by freshman Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
Milwaukee Police to withhold reporting of gender and race of victims
MPD officials will no longer report the race or gender of crime victims in Milwaukee.
Democrats open war chest to combat impeachment efforts of Janet Protasiewicz
Democratic Party of Wisconsin opened its war chest Wednesday, releasing $4 million in the 'Defend Justice' multi-pronged statewide campaign.
‘Convicting a murderer’ rebuttal to ‘Making a Murderer’ unveils facts not told by Netflix series
The Wisconsin Law Journal goes behind the scenes of the soon to be released Daily Wire series 'Convicting a Murderer.'
New Reinhart group addresses mental health parity in employee benefits practice
The new Mental Health Parity Group works with clients to implement all changes identified during the comparative review.
Four Wisconsin residents indicted in Georgia for alleged violent attacks on future law enforcement training site
Published 9:23 a.m. CST on September 6, 2023. Last updated 8:16 p.m. CST on September 6, 2023 Four Wisconsinites are among 61 others who have been indicted in Georgia for violence that occurred at a future Georgia law enforcement training site, according to copy of the indictment obtained by The Wisconsin Law Journal. Grace Martin […]
Elon Musk: Anti-Defamation League could be sued for defamation
Anti-hate groups say hate has been on the rise on X's platform since Musk took over as CEO.
Complaints over campaign comments by Wisconsin Supreme Court justice are dismissed
A state judiciary disciplinary panel has rejected several complaints lodged against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
Verizon to pay $4 million to resolve cyber security False Claims Act allegations
The company will pay $4,091,317 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it failed to completely satisfy certain cybersecurity controls.
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