Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Employment Law-Double Jeopardy
The case revolves around Carlos Williams, a former employee of the United States Postal Service (USPS), who asserted that his termination from USPS was driven by discriminatory motives.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
The case centers around Nicholas Vichio, a warehouse supervisor employed at US Foods, Inc., who faced termination following the appointment of Charles Zadlo as the new vice president of operations.
With the Supreme Court on sideline for now, Trump’s lawyers press immunity claims before lower court
Donald Trump was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election, his lawyers told a federal appeals court in arguing that he is immune from prosecution.
1st Amendment claim struck down in case focused on diary of Biden’s daughter
Criminal prosecutors may soon get to see over 900 documents pertaining to the alleged theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter.
New York governor vetoes bill that would make it easier for people to challenge their convictions
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have made it easier for people who have pleaded guilty to crimes to challenge their convictions.
UPDATED: Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps
The 4-3 liberal majority Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered new legislative maps Friday, just months before the 2024 presidential election, sparking praise from Democrats and sharp criticism from the dissent and Republicans.
Wisconsin leader pivots, says impeachment of state Supreme Court justice over redistricting unlikely
The Republican leader of Wisconsin’s Assembly who had threatened possible impeachment of a new liberal state Supreme Court justice over her views on redistricting now says such a move is “super unlikely.”
2 boys were killed and 4 other people were injured after a car fleeing police crashed in Wisconsin
Two 10-year-old boys were killed and four other people were injured when a car fleeing a traffic stop crashed in southern Wisconsin, police said.
Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot
Wisconsin's top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to shrink the window of time in which women can get abortions, but the state's Democratic governor says he won't allow it.
A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is coming soon
Wisconsin Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said.
Wisconsin man sentenced for causing creation and distribution of video showing monkey being tortured
A southwestern Wisconsin man was sentenced Wednesday to a year and a day in prison for causing the creation and distribution of a video of a monkey being tortured.
Wisconsin elections commission rejects complaint against Trump fake electors for second time
Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission, for a second time, has unanimously rejected a complaint against fake presidential electors who attempted to cast the state’s ballots for Donald Trump in 2020.
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