Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Federal appeals court deals blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue
A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision voting rights advocates say could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Chauvin appeal of state conviction
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin 's appeal of his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd.
Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing arguments on redistricting that could result in new maps for 2024
The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a redistricting case that Democrats hope will result in new, more favorable legislative maps for elections in 2024 that will help them chip away at the large Republican majority.
Wisconsin governor vetoes $2 billion tax cut, calls Republican plan ‘completely unserious’
Gov. Tony Evers on Monday vetoed a $2 billion Republican tax cut bill, calling it “completely unserious.”
State files counterclaim in Christian colleges’ suit
Christian colleges that are suing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) were back in federal court.
Tribe sues Tulsa for ticketing Native American drivers
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Tulsa, arguing Tulsa police are continuing to ticket Native American drivers within the tribe’s reservation boundaries despite a recent federal appeals court ruling that they lacked jurisdiction to do so.
Court tells bar association to stay in ‘prescribed lane’
A Louisiana lawyer who objected to the state bar association’s public statements on several issues, including health tips and LGBTQ rights, can no longer be forced to join or pay dues to the association, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Termination of Parental Rights-Plea Withdrawal
B.M. appeals from the order terminating her parental rights to her son, F.E.
Juvenile Justice Code
J.A.J., a juvenile adjudicated delinquent and placed in the Serious Juvenile Offender Program (SJOP), raises two issues in his appeal.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Insufficient Evidence
Trenton Adrian Brown appeals a judgment entered following a jury trial convicting him of one count of possessing heroin with intent to deliver, as a party to a crime and repeater, and one count of obstructing an officer, and an order denying postconviction relief.
Zoning Law-Certiorari Review
Eagle Cove Camp & Conference Center, Inc. (Eagle Cove), appeals from the circuit court’s order denying its petition for certiorari relief and affirming the decision of the Oneida County Board of Adjustment (the Board), which denied Eagle Cove’s application for a conditional use permit (CUP).
Postconviction Motion-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Treadwell appeals from a judgment entered following a jury trial convicting him of one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen, and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Legal News
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property