Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
UN’s top court will rule Friday on its jurisdiction in a Ukraine case over Russia’s genocide claim
The court on Wednesday will rule on a separate case between Russia and Ukraine.
Wisconsin Attorney General launches Office of School Safety’s Behavioral and Threat Assessment Management Trainings
Participants will gain a better understanding of why threat assessment is an important part of violence prevention in schools.
Milwaukee Police are investigating shooting on Brown Deer Road
The victim, a 28-year-old was transported to a local hospital for treatment of a non-fatal injury,
Arson-
Farrar appeals a judgment of conviction for arson of a building of another, as a repeater.
Postconviction Motion for Plea Withdrawal-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Mayotte appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon his Alford plea, for one count of burglary of a building.
Plea Withdrawal-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Sentencing
La Brec, pro se, appeals a judgment convicting him of possession of a firearm by a felon and armed robbery with the use of force.
Warrantless Search
Law enforcement stopped a vehicle driven by Campbell.
Sentencing Guidelines
Wilcher, the defendant, faced charges of attempted enticement of a minor and travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual activity.
Product Liability
The case stems from severe burns sustained by a minor, B.D., when a Samsung SDI battery exploded in his pocket in Indiana.
Deliberate Indifference-Deprivation of Rights
The case centered on Brown, an inmate with a history of self-harm, who embedded a two-inch metal screw into his flesh.
Ex Parte Communication
In 2015, Jewell faced conviction for robbery by force and bail jumping after an incident outside a Milwaukee tavern.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964-Physical Abilities Tests
Erdman, a firefighter hailing from Janesville, Wisconsin, sought a position with the Madison fire department.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- 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
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