A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision paved the way for an Assembly bill, proposed Monday, that would allow law enforcement to obtain a warrant to draw blood in cases involving first-time operating while intoxicated suspects.
Tagged with: Andre Jacque Fourth Amendment warrantless blood draws
Read More »A bill before the Wisconsin Legislature would allow prosecutors to charge family members who hide or aid wanted suspects from apprehension.
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Read More »A popular Wisconsin Dells resort is suing a Minnesota company for alleged trademark infringement and unfair competition because it says the competitor’s similar name and website domain name cause confusion for customers.
Tagged with: Barbara Crabb Western District of Wisconsin
Read More »The Wisconsin Department of Justice received a federal grant Friday for more than $500,000 to help the victims of the Oak Creek Sikh temple shooting last year, according to a news release.
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Read More »The latest attempt to help those who are unfairly persecuted because of a wrongful arrest is drawing the ire of First Amendment advocates who say the measure would deny much of the public easy access to records.
Tagged with: CCAP Consolidated Court Automation Programs Evan Goyke First Amendment Godfrey & Kahn Lena Taylor State Bar
Read More »A set of bills introduced for the legislative session would nearly double the hourly amount private attorneys are paid for working on a case assigned by the State Public Defender.
Tagged with: Lena Taylor State Public Defender
Read More »An embattled Milwaukee criminal defense attorney is facing her fourth complaint in three years from the Office of Lawyer Regulation for allegedly mishandling cases involving five clients in the past several years.
Tagged with: 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Boyle Boyle & Boyle Bridget Boyle-Saxton Gerald Boyle OLR Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a million-dollar punitive-damage award in a Door County lawsuit is allowed under state law.
Tagged with: Ann Walsh Bradley David Prosser Todd Ehlers
Read More »The state of Wisconsin is suing a Pinellas Park, Fla.-based telemarketing company that allegedly violated laws prohibiting companies from calling residents of the state’s no call list.
Tagged with: Amy Smith J.B. Van Hollen
Read More »A Milwaukee bankruptcy attorney is facing eight charges for alleged misconduct in his handling of four bankruptcy cases between 2008 and 2010, according to a Wisconsin Supreme Court filing.
Tagged with: OLR William Pocan Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »New legislation seeks to open a window for child sexual abuse lawsuits that were previously denied because the statute of limitation had expired.
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Read More »The Milwaukee County Courthouse is fully reopened.
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Read More »The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a referee’s decision Tuesday that a Racine County prosecutor should not be disciplined for allegedly withholding evidence that could have exonerated someone she was prosecuting.
Tagged with: Michael Nieskes OLR Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »Defense attorney Frank Gimbel did not want to question his client John Spooner in court recently, but was forced to when the 76-year-old insisted upon taking the stand.
Tagged with: Anthony Cotton Birdsall Law Offices Darius Simmons Frank Gimbel Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown homicide Jeffrey Wagner John Spooner Kuchler & Cotton Mark Williams
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Against the wishes of counsel, 76-year-old John Spooner took the stand Thursday afternoon during a trial to decide whether he was mentally ill when he shot and killed 13-year-old Darius Simmons in May 2012.
Tagged with: Darius Simmons Frank Gimbel homicide Jeffrey Wagner John Henry Spooner Mark Williams
Read More »A Clyman recycling company was ordered this month to pay $40,000 in penalties and court costs after it failed to adequately respond to two spills that sent waste into waterways, according to a news release sent Thursday by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office.
Tagged with: J.B. Van Hollen Peter Anderson pollution
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In defending a 76-year-old man seen shooting and killing a teenager in footage from his own surveillance camera, defense attorney Frank Gimbel said he had no choice but to concede that his client was guilty of homicide.
Tagged with: Darius Simmons Frank Gimbel John Henry Spooner
Read More »A Wisconsin Supreme Court decision issued Tuesday says DNA evidence collected during a criminal investigation can be used in a trial, even if the person who analyzed the evidence is not the one that testifies.
Tagged with: Annette Ziegler Confrontation Clause DNA Kuchler & Cotton Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Proceedings in the Milwaukee County Courthouse are inching toward normalcy Tuesday as court personnel continue to grapple with delays that resulted from a July 6 electrical fire.
Tagged with: John Barrett Milwaukee County Courthouse
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