Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
In Wisconsin, 10 Republicans who posed as electors settled a civil lawsuit, admitting their actions were part of an effort to overturn Biden’s victory.
Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
State Bar did not respond to multiple requests asking how many organizations dropped out of the DEI program.
Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
Kirk Bangstad recently made headlines as he was suing the town of Minocqua in another matter.
Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
Reward: $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of the group and the defendants.
Facing mostly white juries, are Milwaukee County defendants of color truly judged by their peers?
For years in Wisconsin, selecting a jury has meant assembling a panel derived from state drivers’ license data sets.
Milwaukee Mayor speaks in D.C. Tuesday at White House water summit
Biden administration delivers more than $1 Billion for Tribal Clean Water Projects.
Chicago man sentenced to prison after being caught with ‘Trump Gun’
A Federal judge in Chicago sentenced Sheldon Bains to three years in prison.
FTC bans non-competes
The Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday 3-2 to ban measures known as noncompete agreements.
Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Dane County Circuit Court
Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Mon., May 13, 2024.
Milwaukee man charged in dismemberment death pleads not guilty
Anderson is being held on a $5 million bond.
Democratic-led states lead ban on the book ban
Conservative parents and activists argue that the books are too sexually explicit.
UW Madison Professor: America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor: Women are challenging the image of the stay-at-home mom.
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