Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Furnishing Material Assistance to a Terrorist Organization
Jones and Schimenti, childhood friends, who were both part of the same mosque, drew the attention of the FBI due to their online posts promoting ISIS and advocating violence.
Protasiewicz prohibited from hearing abortion, gerrymandering cases if impeachment commences
In the event Protasiewicz is impeached, Gov. Tony Evers would appoint another justice to serve on the state's Supreme Court.
Trump’s Georgia arraignment and federal trial date set
Former President Donald Trump will be arraigned on September 6, 2023 in Georgia along with 18 other co-defendents.
Disbarment petition withdrawn for former prosecutor accused of killing wife
The former Minnesota prosecutor is currently at the Pennington County Jail in Minnesota.
Trump returns to site formerly known as Twitter, posts his mug shot shortly after Georgia surrender
He posted a photo of his mug shot and the words “Election interference. Never surrender!”
Back from pandemic hiatus, Tipping the Scales eyes statewide expansion
The program tackles a pair of major challenges facing Wisconsin’s legal community.
Shooter bought guns legally
Shooting came a day before the 63rd anniversary of the city's notorious "Ax Handle Saturday," when 200 Ku Klux Klan members attacked Black protesters conducting a peaceful sit-in against Jim Crow laws banning them from white owned stores and restaurants.
Fox News reaches 12.8 million viewers for GOP primary debate, despite Donald Trump’s absence
The viewership was a little more than half the 24 million people who watched Trump appear in his first presidential debate in August 2015,
Mayo Clinic former researcher pleaded guilty to terrorism charges, sentenced to 18 years prison
A former Mayo Clinic researcher pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. According to court documents, Muhammad Masood, 31, a licensed medical doctor in Pakistan, was formerly employed as a […]
Trump campaign reports raising more than $7 million after Georgia booking
(AP) — For former President Donald Trump, a picture is worth … more than $7 million. Trump’s campaign says he has raised $7.1 million since Thursday when he was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in the state and became the first former president in U.S. […]
Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts
In Wisconsin, a 2020 recount slightly improved Biden’s victory over Trump by 87 votes.
Jacob Blake files Federal lawsuit against Kenosha and police officer
Blake filed the lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
Legal News
- (UPDATED) Tale of two cities: Pro-Palestinian protests in Milwaukee and Madison differ
- Madison protesters disrupt UW commencement in violation of agreement, attorney says
- Trump may face $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
- Court rejects Avid Telecom’s attempts to dismiss illegal robocalls case
- Madison protesters reach agreement to comply with state law
- Madison protests turn violent, hate crime probes follow
- Hyundai to pay $333,941 over alleged violations of Civil Relief Act, repossessing 26 servicemembers vehicles
- Federal judge tosses Democrats’ lawsuit challenging Wisconsin absentee voting requirements
- Wisconsin woman who argued she legally killed sex trafficker pleads guilty to homicide
- Gov. Evers to become first Midwest governor to join U.S. Climate Alliance’s Executive Committee
- Wisconsin lacks clear system for tracking police caught lying
- Police confirm ‘Heil Hitler’ salute during Madison pro-Palestinian protests, suspect identified
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