Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Verdict reversed under Miranda doctrine
A man sentenced to 68 months in prison for starting a fire has a second chance.
Hunter Biden seeking Trump, Barr documents
Hunter Biden asked a judge Wednesday to approve subpoenas for documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials related to whether political pressure wrongly influenced the criminal case against him.
Judge: Felons can own firearms
In Chicago alone, there are hundreds of pending felon-with-firearm cases.
Proposed noncompete agreement ban under attack
About 1 in 5 American workers, nearly 30 million people, are bound by noncompete agreements.
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
A lawyer for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacked her husband told a federal jury Wednesday that David DePape was motivated by his political beliefs.
Gov. Evers takes action on three bills
Bills range from pay day loans to collective bargaining.
Feds warn of terror threat on US soil while cybersecurity remains top priority for Wisconsin courts
Federal agencies are working closely with state and local law enforcement partners to mitigate threats.
Prosecutor asks judge to revoke bond for Harrison Floyd in Georgia election case
The Georgia prosecutor pursuing a case against former President Donald Trump and others on Wednesday asked a judge to revoke the bond of defendant Harrison Floyd, saying he has been intimidating witnesses and codefendants in the case.
Illegal border crossings decline 14%
Illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, U.S. authorities said Tuesday, ending a three-month streak of big increases.
Trump wins case to stay on ballot in Michigan
Michigan judge ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump will remain on the state's primary ballot, dealing a blow to the effort to stop Trump's candidacy with a Civil War-era Constitutional clause.
Mayor sought to bar reporter from City Hall
Mayor allegedly asked local police department to seek a court order barring a journalist from gathering facts.
Sharing complaint with reporter did not waive privilege, appeals court rules
Attorneys do not waive the attorney-client or work product privilege by giving a copy of a final, signed complaint to a reporter before it is served or filed, the Court of Appeals ruled Monday, Nov. 6.
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