Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
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.
Trump lawyers seek recusal
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked the federal judge presiding over his election subversion case in Washington to recuse herself,
Appleton attorney who allegedly beat his wife, kids and abused his legal assistant had OLR hearing Wednesday
Johnson, who is white, says his use of the "n" word is "kind of a term of endearment between minority men and a quote from a movie."
Renovation project for Waukesha County Courthouse will enhance security
Waukesha County on Tuesday started an extensive remodeling of its county courthouse.
Justice Department’s National Security Division Announces Key Corporate Enforcement Appointments
Two attorneys have been tapped to head the Justice Department’s National Security Division's corporate enforcement program.
Baldwin, Risch Push FDA to Crack Down on Lab-Grown Imitation Dairy Products
Moo-over non-dairy substitutes, regulators are coming for you.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat
The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who Republicans are threatening to impeach over comments she made on the campaign trail about abortion and redistricting isn’t the first member of the court to offer public opinions about major issues of the day.
Appeals court affirms lower court decision in litigation between the city and town of Waukesha
In consolidated cases, the City of Waukesha appeals from orders dismissing its actions against the Town of Waukesha.
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