Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Commentary: Our courts and judges are under attack
Serious threats against federal judges have doubled since 2021.
Evers vetoes a Republican bill that would have allowed teens to work without parental consent
Stephanie Bloomingdale, president of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, praised the veto.
Women compelled to campaign for Biden because of GOP abortion restrictions
Amanda Zurawski and Kaitlyn Joshua will travel to North Carolina and Wisconsin over the next two weeks to meet with doctors, local officials and voters.
Former gas station chain owner gets Trump endorsement in Wisconsin congressional race
Wied attended Trump's rally in Green Bay last week.
Car, pickup truck collide on central Wisconsin highway, killing 5
The head-on crash happened about 11:25 a.m. Sunday on Highway 60.
Federal lawsuit against Chicago Bears filed on similar grounds as State Bar of Wisconsin lawsuit
Action seeks declarative and injunctive relief and damages.
Gov. Evers signs Assembly Bill 558 highlighting the Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial
The Evers Administration said they are committed to ensuring Wisconsin veterans have the tools and resources they need to thrive in their civilian lives.
Service Requirements
Elliot Kouri appeals from a judgment entered against him in this landlord-tenant dispute in the amount of $5,835.21 in damages and $5,900 in attorney fees.
Reasonable Suspicion-
Iain Johnson appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), as a third offense.
Sentencing Guidelines
Christopher Tate and Sandra Kellogg faced charges related to conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs and other drug-related offenses.
Sufficiency of Evidence
The Seventh Circuit upheld the convictions and sentences of Christopher Tate and Sandra Kellogg, who were charged with conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs and other drug-related offenses.
Class Action
The Seventh Circuit ruled that a potential class of consumers who bought infant formula manufactured by Abbott Laboratories lacked standing to sue for economic harm.
Legal News
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- 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
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