Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
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.
Sentencing Guidelines
White, along with others, faced charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin following the deaths of three inmates from drug overdoses.
Insurance
Zhen Feng Lin, a food delivery driver, sustained severe injuries in a car accident.
False Arrest
In the early hours of a snowy morning, Officer Owen McGuinness responded to a hit-and-run accident in Rockford, Illinois.
Immigration and Nationality Act
Ortega, a Mexican national, appealed a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals in the Seventh Circuit, seeking a review of their denial of his request for withholding of removal.
UPDATED: Attorney General Kaul defends Wisconsinites from alleged predatory personal lending company
Lawsuit demands full restitution to all borrowers affected by Mariner’s unlawful practices, as well as civil penalties and more.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley reflects on First Term
Crowley delivered investments, initiatives, and policies to advance racial equity in Milwaukee County.
Five new federal agencies join Justice Department in pledge to enforce Civil Rights Laws in Artificial Intelligence
Officials reaffirmed commitment to core principles of fairness, equality and justice as new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) become more common in daily life.
Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Waukesha County Circuit Court
Applicants with questions about the judicial selection process may contact the Governor’s Office of Legal Counsel at (608) 266-1212.
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