Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts two cases, denies several others
The Supreme Court exercises its discretion to select for review only those cases that fit certain statutory criteria.
Wisconsin man who was former hospital administrator pleads guilty in identity theft scheme that spanned three decades
After faxing the LAPD a series of phony identification documents, the LAPD arrested Keirans’ victim on two felony charges.
Wisconsin Supreme Court declines to clarify district boundaries for potential recall election
Vos is the most powerful Republican in the GOP-led Legislature.
New Marquette Law School Poll finds Biden ahead of Trump
Biden receives 52% and Trump 48%.
UPDATE: Milwaukee Police say missing girl has been located
Anyone with any information regarding the whereabouts of Caley Gant is asked to call the Milwaukee Police Department’s Second District at 414-935-7222.
Worker burned in explosion at Wisconsin stadium settles lawsuit for $22 million, attorney says
As part of the settlement, Cullen did not admit to any wrongdoing.
Milwaukee Police investigating shooting on East Brady Street
A suspect is in custody.
Judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity
The question of whether a former president is immune from federal prosecution for official acts taken in office is legally untested.
Abortion doctor enters race for open Wisconsin congressional seat in Republican district
Kristin Lyerly, an obstetrician and gynecologist, launched her candidacy two weeks before Gallagher plans to step down
Gov. Evers, DATCP announce commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program grant recipients
DATCP received 21 funding applications totaling more than $1.09 million in requests.
Timeline of Steven Avery prosecutor Ken Kratz’s trial diary comes under scrutiny
Patch.com issued apology Friday for publishing a false and damaging story about Kratz's trial journal, which contained the intellectual property of Kratz and the Wisconsin Law Journal.
Feds monitored election integrity in Milwaukee
The Justice Department (DOJ) was closely monitoring Tuesday's election in the City of Milwaukee, "to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws."
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