Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Kohler golf course permit denied as Appeals Court upholds lower court
Kohler Co.'s plans to build its sixth golf course has been paused as the Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's ruling.
Jessica Lynott announces candidacy for Racine County Judge
Racine County Assistant District Attorney Jessica Lynott recently announced she will be running for Racine County Circuit Court Judge – Branch 3 in the 2024 Spring election. Lynott is resident of Caledonia and has been working for the Racine County DA’s office since early 2017, where she has handled cases in Juvenile, Traffic, and Misdemeanor […]
Justices wrestle with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal
The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.
LGBTQIA+ sanctuary declarations may lack legal impact
By John E. Finn, Wesleyan University Editor’s note: This article, distributed by The Associated Press, was originally published on The Conversation website. The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Several cities and towns, mostly in the American Midwest and South, are responding to a surge of proposed and […]
Teen and parents indicted after high school shootout
A grand jury has indicted a Baltimore teen and his parents on allegations they brought a gun to a high school campus in October.
Wisconsin judge reaffirms July ruling that state law permits consensual abortions
A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday reaffirmed her ruling from earlier this year that state law permits consensual medical abortions,
Wisconsin governor signs off on $500 million plan to fund repairs and upgrades at Brewers stadium
After months of backroom wrangling, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Tuesday that spends half-a-billion dollars in taxpayer money over the next three decades to help the Milwaukee Brewers repair their baseball stadium.
Updated: Wisconsin Supreme Court votes to accept no new cases, denies several
The Wisconsin Supreme Court denied review several cases.
Black and Latino voters suing in federal court to block congressional district’s weakening minority voting
U.S. District Court lawsuit says districts unlawfully weaken minority voting power.
Gov. Evers appoints Nicole Ziebell as Marquette County Register of Deeds
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced Monday his appointment of Nicole Ziebell to serve as Marquette County Register of Deeds.
Dane County looks to stop forcing unwed fathers to repay Medicaid birth costs from before 2020
Dane County officials are looking to stop making unwed fathers repay Medicaid for the cost of their children’s births in cases before 2020.
Republican leaders of Wisconsin Legislature at odds over withholding university pay raises
The Republican head of the Wisconsin Senate said Monday he wants to see pay raises approved for Universities of Wisconsin employees.
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