Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
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 […]
Suppression of Evidence
The Wisconsin Supreme Court reviewed the case of Michael Gene Wiskowski, who was arrested after being found asleep in his truck in a McDonald's drive-thru.
Condemnation Powers-“Pedestrian Way”
The Supreme Court reviewed the Village's use of its condemnation powers to address safety issues at the intersection of County Highway G and State Highway 42.
Insurance-Statute of Limitations-Sanctions
Minnesota Built Harris, LLC ("Minnesota Built") appealed a summary judgment in favor of Hastings Mutual Insurance Company ("Hastings") and a sanction order against its counsel.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
James E. Curry pleaded guilty to a hit and run resulting in death.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
The State of Wisconsin appealed a decision granting Devon E. Words a new trial based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.
Legal News
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
- GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
- 11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies