Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Conflict of Interest
Dorgay, pro se, appeals his conviction and the denial of his post-conviction relief motion.
Godfrey & Kahn attorney tapped by Evers to replace UW Regent who refuses to step down
The state Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that political appointees don't have to leave their posts until the Senate confirms a successor.
Wisconsin prison warden quits amid lockdown, federal smuggling investigation
A chronic lack of guards forced the state Department of Corrections to institute a lockdown at Waupun and other facilities.
Wisconsin Republicans react to President Trump’s New York Trial Verdict
Republicans from coast-to-coast commented on what some are calling "a miscarriage of justice.'
Trump’s NY case was only the first of four to go to trial
Other pending criminal cases against the former president range from election interference to classified documents.
Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp to Leave Wisconsin National Guard
Brig. Gen. May has served as the Deputy Adjutant General – Air, commanding the Wisconsin Air National Guard since April 2020.
Washington County Sheriff investigating Ozaukee County holding cell death
36-year-old Milwaukee male found dead in an Ozaukee County jail cell.
Wisconsin law firm files civil rights complaint against American Bar Association, judge
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has filed a Title VI complaint against the American Bar Association (ABA) for its allegedly discriminatory programs, including its “Judicial Clerkship Program” and “Judicial Intern Opportunity Program,” which offer exclusive opportunities to candidates based on race.
Former Northwestern football players and ex-coach complaints to be consolidated for trial
The allegations occurred on Wisconsin soil.
Chicago woman gets 30 years for helping mother kill pregnant teen
The child died about two months later.
Roberts rejects Senate Democrats’ request to discuss Supreme Court ethics and Alito flag controversy
The code lacks a means of enforcement.
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