Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Milwaukee Co sheriff’s deputy was fired from MPD after domestic violence arrest
Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office declined to charge the officer.
Former family law attorney disbarred for misusing funds, fraud upon court
The attorney was alleged to have committed several disciplinary violations.
Midwesterner who joined Islamic State sentenced to 10 years
He pleaded guilty in 2021 to providing material support to a designated terrorist organization.
Lac Du Flambeau man sentenced to 15.75 years for domestic abuse convictions in three Wisconsin counties
He was previously found guilty of additional domestic violence charges.
Wisconsin Attorney General visits law enforcement agencies awarded grants from State Opioid Settlement Funds
On Tuesday, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul kicked off a series of visits to law enforcement agencies around the state that received grants from state opioid settlement funds that the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) helped secure. According to WisDOJ, Twelve Tribal nations, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies received grants for projects to prevent […]
Attorney General threatens suit against lawmakers, governor over fund raid
In a court-approved settlement, the companies agreed to payment, but with specific guidelines.
Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to governor’s 400-year school funding veto
The court issued an order Monday afternoon saying it would take the case.
Evers appoints Payal Khandhar to the Dane County Circuit Court
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday his appointment of Payal Khandhar to the Dane County Circuit Court – Branch 2. The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by Judge Josann M. Reynolds’ resignation. Khandhar will complete a term ending July 31, 2025. “Payal Khandhar is a highly regarded attorney who is committed to service […]
Federal appellate panel sends pipeline challenge to state court
The pipeline is at the center of a legal dispute in Wisconsin.
Armed man who demanded to see Wisconsin governor pleads guilty to misdemeanor
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who twice brought guns to the Wisconsin state Capitol building looking for Gov. Tony Evers has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Prosecutors accused Joshua Pleasnick of coming to the Capitol on Oct. 4 and demanding to see the governor while armed with a handgun. He was arrested, posted bail and returned […]
Judge rules that federal agency can’t enforce abortion rule
Republican lawmakers were furious when the EEOC stated that the law covered abortions.
Evers taps Jenna Gill as Lafayette County Circuit Court Judge, Seeks Applicants for Lafayette County District Attorney
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Friday announced his appointment of Jenna Gill to the Lafayette County Circuit Court. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the passing of Judge Duane M. Jorgensen. She will complete a term ending July 31, 2025. “Jenna Gill has shown a deep commitment to both public service and her community,” said […]
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on addition 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