Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Wisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment
Wisconsin's Republican Assembly leader announced Wednesday that he's created a panel to investigate the criteria for impeachment as he mulls taking that unprecedented step against a liberal state Supreme Court justice.
Apple and Google should be held accountable for privacy violations
If you've ever Googled "watches" or "shoes" on your work or home computer then later that day scrolled through Facebook on your phone, odds are you see ads for the same product. And it's no coincidence.
Former Wisconsin Democrat turned Trump Attorney Chesebro files Georgia motion to dismiss indictment
Kenneth Chesebro's lawyers filed a motion Tuesday in Fulton County, Georgia asking the court to dismiss charges against him in the "election interference case."
DOJ: Google exploited exclusive search engine deals to maintain advantage
Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice said
Petition filed to block Trump from Minnesota’s 2024 ballot
A group of Minnesota voters filed a legal challenge Tuesday to try to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s presidential ballot next year.
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down as “bogus” a surprise plan Republicans floated Tuesday.
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers propose nonpartisan redistricting ahead of 2024 election to preempt Supreme Court tossing maps
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers propose nonpartisan redistricting ahead of 2024 election to preempt Supreme Court tossing maps.
Wisconsin Assembly passes nearly $3 billion income tax cut that Evers vows to veto
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly passed a nearly $3 billion income tax cut proposal Tuesday, despite promises from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to veto it.
Second Wisconsin Republican announces bid to take on Sen. Tammy Baldwin
A second Republican with little name recognition is entering the U.S. Senate race to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, whose 2024 push for reelection is expected to be one of the most closely watched Senate contests in the nation.
Regardless of immigration status, people in Minnesota can begin applying for driver’s licenses
People living in Minnesota without legal immigration status can now begin the process of getting their driver's license by making an appointment for their written driver's test, state officials announced at a news conference Thursday.
Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it
Critics of cash bail as a condition of pretrial release say it is especially unfair to Black people and other people of color.
FDA OKs updated COVID shot
The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter.
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