Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Wisconsin judge won’t allow boaters on flooded private property
DNR officials had no immediate comment.
Milwaukee judge among legal community honored by State Bar
The State Bar of Wisconsin honored Wisconsin’s legal community, including judges, attorneys and various other legal professionals.
Milwaukee-based Lockheed Martin subsidiary part of $70 million Navy settlement
Derco Aerospace headquartered in Milwaukee. Lockheed Martin is based in Maryland.
Wisconsin judge to weigh letting people with disabilities vote electronically from home in November
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Monday is expected to consider whether to allow people with disabilities to vote electronically from home in the swing state this fall. Disability Rights Wisconsin, the League of Women Voters and four disabled people filed a lawsuit in April demanding disabled people be allowed to cast absentee […]
Suppression of Evidence
The Wisconsin Supreme Court reviewed the case of Michael Gene Wiskowski, who was arrested after being found asleep in his truck in a McDonald's drive-thru.
Condemnation Powers-“Pedestrian Way”
The Supreme Court reviewed the Village's use of its condemnation powers to address safety issues at the intersection of County Highway G and State Highway 42.
Insurance-Statute of Limitations-Sanctions
Minnesota Built Harris, LLC ("Minnesota Built") appealed a summary judgment in favor of Hastings Mutual Insurance Company ("Hastings") and a sanction order against its counsel.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
James E. Curry pleaded guilty to a hit and run resulting in death.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
The State of Wisconsin appealed a decision granting Devon E. Words a new trial based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.
Evidence
Pablo Fuerte Perez was charged with repeated sexual assault of a child and child enticement.
Seizure-Reasonable Suspicion-Jury Instructions
Law enforcement officers intercepted a package mailed from Atlanta to a Chicago residence because they believed it contained narcotics.
Sentencing Guidelines
Joseph Van Sach appeals his 87-month sentence for assaulting a correctional officer. 18 U.S.C. § 111(a), (b).
Legal News
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
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