Recent Articles from Michaela Paukner, [email protected]
Judge allows disabled voters in Wisconsin to electronically vote from home
A little more than 307,000 adults have difficulty moving.
Law school scholarship gaps don’t surprise BIPOC groups
There are fewer black lawyers than there were 10 years ago.
Trump lawyers in classified docs case ask judge to suppress evidence seized during Mar-a-Lago search
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is a Trump appointee.
Enough signatures collected to force recall election for Wisconsin GOP leader, commission says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump submitted 16 more valid signatures than needed to force a recall election of Wisconsin’s top elected Republican depending on what district the recall should be held in, based on a review by the state elections commission released Tuesday. The Wisconsin Elections Commission will meet Thursday to vote […]
PHOTOS: Wisconsin legal community plays ethics game at Bar meeting
Wisconsin’s legal community gathered Friday in Green Bay at the last day of the State Bar of Wisconsin‘s annual meeting & conference for a legal ethics plenary in the style of a Family Feud game. For the purposes of the game, the judges were Attorneys Dean R. Dietrich, State Bar outgoing president, Sarah Peterson, and […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court resolves Door County sidewalk issue
On June 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin reversed a lower court decision that impacts the use of a Door County sidewalk.
Wisconsin taxpayers to pay half the cost of redistricting consultants hired by Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued the order Monday.
Gary E. Davis sentenced to life in prison for Fond du Lac County homicide, mayhem
The state recommended life in prison without the possibility of release.
Wisconsin judge won’t allow boaters on flooded private property
DNR officials had no immediate comment.
Milwaukee judge among legal community honored by State Bar
The State Bar of Wisconsin honored Wisconsin’s legal community, including judges, attorneys and various other legal professionals.
Milwaukee-based Lockheed Martin subsidiary part of $70 million Navy settlement
Derco Aerospace headquartered in Milwaukee. Lockheed Martin is based in Maryland.
Wisconsin judge to weigh letting people with disabilities vote electronically from home in November
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Monday is expected to consider whether to allow people with disabilities to vote electronically from home in the swing state this fall. Disability Rights Wisconsin, the League of Women Voters and four disabled people filed a lawsuit in April demanding disabled people be allowed to cast absentee […]
Legal News
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- 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