Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Acting Dane County Executive Miles names new Office of Criminal Justice Reform director
Bernhardt will immediately begin implementing the four-year grant of $596,149 from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance to launch the new Dane County Community Court.
Wisconsin ranks number one in national Drug Take Back Day
To date, 18,570,487 pounds of unwanted medications have been collected nationally during Drug Take Back events.
WisDOJ sued by news media over police transparency
Releasing the full list could “endanger” undercover officers says WisDOJ.
Former CIA officer pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit espionage
Sentencing is set for Sept. 11.
Gov. Evers appoints Bridget Schoenborn to the Waukesha County Circuit Court
She is currently the secretary of the Elm Grove Police and Fire Commission.
Evers taps Jared Hoy as the new leader of Wisconsin’s prison system
He will inherit a host of problems.
University of Wisconsin regent refuses to step down when term ends
Gov. Tony Evers has yet to announce Atwell's successor.
Wisconsin judge sentences man to nearly 20 years in connection with 2016 firebombing incident
The bomb exploded in a mailbox.
4 Wisconsin teenagers killed in Monday truck crash
The sheriff's office has not identified anyone involved in the crash, which remains under investigation.
Termination of Parental Rights
Emily appealed the circuit court's decision to terminate her parental rights to her children, Nicole and Zachary, arguing that the court's determination was not in the children's best interests.
Area Variance
The Barron County Board of Adjustment's decision to deny Laura and Ryan Sutton's request for an area variance was reversed by the circuit court, which found the Board had failed to apply the correct legal standard and that its decision was arbitrary.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Eligibility
Wilson appealed a decision by the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) regarding her eligibility for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).
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