Recent Articles from Michaela Paukner, [email protected]
Amid election-year push on reproductive rights, Senate to hold test vote on access to contraception
The effort comes as Democrats worry that reproductive rights will be further threatened after the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to an abortion two years ago.
Attorneys, aid charged in Wisconsin ‘fake electors’ scheme
The charges are the first to be filed by state prosecutors against anyone involved in the scheme that involved 10 Wisconsin Republicans meeting in the state Capitol in December 2020.
Wisconsin AG joins coalition to defend pregnant and postpartum employees
Coalition includes 23 other attorneys general to defend new federal protections
Wisconsin school bus crash sends 2 children to hospital
Another school bus was involved in a crash about a half hour earlier.
Appleton woman sentenced to 20 Years for production of child pornography
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood.
Ozaukee inmate found dead identified
He was arrested by the Mequon Police Department.
Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown LLP hires attorney Andrew Flood
Flood joins the criminal defense team.
Postconviction Motion-Plea
Voss, appealed pro se appealing judgments of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion without a hearing.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Conflict of Interest
Dorgay, pro se, appeals his conviction and the denial of his post-conviction relief motion.
Godfrey & Kahn attorney tapped by Evers to replace UW Regent who refuses to step down
The state Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that political appointees don't have to leave their posts until the Senate confirms a successor.
Wisconsin prison warden quits amid lockdown, federal smuggling investigation
A chronic lack of guards forced the state Department of Corrections to institute a lockdown at Waupun and other facilities.
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