Recent Articles from Eric Heisig
Admissibility of Evidence
Gay, a convicted felon, was found guilty of possessing firearms and ammunition, offenses he was barred from due to prior convictions.
Constitutionality of Stop-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Lickers was convicted of transporting and possessing child pornography based on evidence discovered on his devices, seized during a traffic stop and subsequent arrest for drug possession.
Defense counsel: ‘Trump had nothing to do with’ false business records
Defense: The state’s case is "baseless," further arguing the former president has not committed a crime.
History made in Trump New York trial opening statements
Voir dire concluded Friday with 12 jurors being sworn in as a Florida man lit himself on fire outside of the Manhattan courthouse.
Prosecutor won’t bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme
Wisconsin prosecutor won't bring charges against a Republican lawmaker accused of trying to evade state campaign finance laws in order to unseat the powerful speaker of the Assembly.
Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate says he doesn’t oppose elderly people voting
Eric Hovde faces Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in the race that is essential for Democrats to win.
Vice President Harris to reveal final rules mandating minimum standards for nursing home staffing
The government will allow the rules to be introduced in phases.
Election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears
There is an effort to train local election workers on how they can respond to threats and work with law enforcement to counter them.
Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
Ken Kratz says Steven Avery's current defense attorney Kathleen Zellner is, "Full of Sh*t." Zellner said: "We remain confident in our position."
Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
Toney was recently named an unsung hero by the Wisconsin Law Journal and received a legal All Star Award.
Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democrat who represented southeast Wisconsin in Congress in the 1990s before going on to become a leader in the Assembly and state revenue secretary announced Thursday that he’s running for Congress again. Peter Barca announced his bid against Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, who is seeking a fourth term. Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional […]
Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
Republican lawmakers filed their suit Tuesday in Dane County Circuit Court.
Legal News
- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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