Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Adam Gerol named Ozaukee County Circuit Court judge
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Adam Gerol to the Ozaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 1.
Moms for Liberty to spend over $3 million targeting Wisconsin and other swing states
It will specifically target voters in Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina and Wisconsin, four states that are among the most important presidential battlegrounds this fall.
Grand jury indicts managing partner of Milwaukee’s Five O’Clock Steakhouse for sex trafficking a minor
The FBI is asking anyone with information about Stelio Kalkounos to contact the FBI in Milwaukee at 414-276-4684, option 7.
Government sues Ticketmaster owner and asks court to break up company’s monopoly on live events
The latest anti-trust enforcement may not be easy for Ticketmaster to just "shake it off.'
Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances
Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances.
American Airlines retreats after blaming a 9-year-old for not seeing a hidden camera in a lavatory
The 14-year-old's family is also suing American, which is based in Fort Worth.
Five Americans facing 12-year prison sentences in the Turks and Caicos over alleged ammunition possession
The British territory significantly tightened its gun laws in 2022.
16-year-old charged with DUI in deadly crash with UPS truck
One person was killed and another was injured.
FBI and Milwaukee Police respond to homicide related vehicle ‘hot pursuit’
FBI confirmed they assisted MPD.
Criminal justice groups argue for invalidating constitutional amendments on bail
Wisconsin criminal justice advocates argued in court Wednesday that Republican-backed cash bail constitutional amendments approved by voters last year should be invalidated over procedural flaws, a case that elections officials and the Legislature call a cynical attempt to undo election results.
Wisconsin regulators investigating manure spill that caused mile-long fish kill
The DNR, county officials and the farm are still working on ways to prevent additional runoff from reaching local waterways, the agency said.
Marquette Poll: U.S. Supreme Court approval falls to 39%
Majority of public opposes presidential immunity.
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