Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Editorial: LaTonya Johnson should resign from office, Wisconsin deserves better
Resign Sen. Johnson, Wisconsin doesn't have the time for your hate.
Wisconsin Republicans try to force vote on reappointment of nonpartisan election leader
Senate Republican leaders have said there isn't enough support to confirm Wolfe for a second term overseeing elections in the presidential battleground state.
Police release video of officer killing a neo-Nazi gunman and ending a mass shooting at shopping mall
Police haven't revealed a motive for the attack.
Reappointment vote ends in partisan deadlock for battleground Wisconsin’s top elections official
But by and large, election denialism has hurt the GOP.
Gov. Evers approval rating up, Marquette Law School Poll says
31% support former President Donald Trump and 30% supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown partner Jason Luczak honored with State Bar of Wisconsin mentoring award
The award pays tribute to a Wisconsin Attorney who has made an exceptional contribution to the life and career of a young attorney.
Tax cuts and University of Wisconsin funding up for state Senate vote
There have been pushes to make other changes to the budget.
Uniquely Wisconsin: Wisconsin’s laws and roadway culture unlike anywhere else on planet
Wisconsin's unique rules of the roads create both benefits and challenges to the motoring public in comparison to other states.
Chicago pharmacist convicted of stealing and selling COVID-19 cards
A federal jury in Chicago convicted an Illinois pharmacist on Friday for stealing and selling COVID-19 vaccination cards.
Marquette law alum and elected official sued multiple times for failure to pay student loan debt
Wimberger’s 4-year state Senate term is up for reelection next year.
Supreme Court rejects theory that would have transformed American elections
The 6-3 majority dismissed the “independent state legislature” theory, which would have given state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over federal elections.
Mayor Johnson’s ‘state of the city’ address shines light on Milwaukee’s bright future
Johnson proposed a local 2% sales tax that would exclude items such as groceries and prescription drugs.
Legal News
- 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
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
- Dane County court overturns residential solar decision
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Benjamin Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dustin T. Woehl
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Katherine Metzger
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula