Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Wisconsin man gets 3 years in prison for bomb threat against governor in 2018
A Wisconsin man who made a bomb threat in 2018 that prompted a search of then-Gov. Scott Walker's office in the state Capitol has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Sovereign Immunity- WIS. STAT. § 84.295
United America, LLC appeals from an order dismissing its complaint against the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Termination of Parental Rights
Sabrina appeals from the orders terminating her parental rights to her children: Kendra, Kyanna, Cameron, Michael, and Ivan.
Zoning-Bias
In this zoning case, Sojenhomer LLC and 7783 STH 42 LLC (hereinafter, Sojenhomer) challenge the Village of Egg Harbor Plan Commission’s denial of a conditional use permit (CUP).
Plea Agreement Breach- Postconviction Motion for Resentencing
Medeiros called 911 to report that he had shot and killed his wife, Jolene.
Sufficiency of Evidence-Breach of Contract
This case stems from a business dispute between two former business partners, Settecase and Bowie.
First Amendment-Nonpublic Forum
In 2023, the Seventh Circuit upheld the disorderly conduct convictions of Jamison Krahenbuhl, an Air Force veteran.
Dismissal as Sanction-Abuse of Discretion
Inmate Chadrick Fulks initiated legal proceedings against multiple prison officials at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, asserting claims of constitutionally deficient medical care, the use of excessive force, and sexual assault.
Sentencing Guidelines-Consent for Video Sentencing
In this instance, the accused, Miguel Navarrete, a convicted felon, faced charges for unlawfully possessing a firearm.
Wisconsin Republicans call for layoffs and criticize remote work policies as wasting office spaces
Republican lawmakers on Friday called for layoffs at Wisconsin agencies and criticized remote work policies after an audit revealed that state employees were spending substantially more time working from home than in their offices.
Dad who said ‘If I can’t have them neither can you’ pleads guilty to killing 3 kids
A suburban Chicago man who told his estranged wife “If I can’t have them neither can you” pleaded guilty but mentally ill Friday to three counts of first-degree murder for killing their three young children, a prosecutor said.
UPDATED: Ozaukee Sheriff seeks public help with I-43 Mequon shooting investigation
The suspect vehicle involved in the I-43 shooting incident was described by the victim as a white KIA 4 door, unknown model, unknown license plate.
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