Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Immigration- Asylum Request
Uulu, residing in Kyrgyzstan with his wife and children, became affiliated with an opposition party.
GOP threat to impeach Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge
Wisconsin Republicans have enjoyed outsize control of the Legislature in one of the most closely divided states for a dozen years. Maintaining that power is now at the heart of a drama involving the state Supreme Court that has national political implications.
Wisconsin sawmill agrees to pay $191K to federal regulators after 16-year-old boy killed on the job
A northern Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay nearly $191,000 and stop hiring children under 16 to settle a federal lawsuit labor regulators filed after a teenager was killed on the job this summer and other child employees were hurt in a string of accidents.
Minnesota People & Practices: Sept. 11, 2023
UW Madison Law grad Alexa Thomas joins DeWitt LLP
Trump lawyers move ‘insurrection’ clause lawsuit aiming to bar him from the ballot to federal court
The liberal group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed the initial lawsuit on Wednesday in Colorado state court.
Tesla Autopilot raises questions for regulators
Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. safety regulators.
Digital workforce lacks job protections
Online gig work is growing globally, particularly in the developing world, creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries where jobs are scarce.
White House puts finishing touches on $50 million upgraded Situation Room
The White House Situation Room — a space of great mystique and even greater secrecy — just got a $50 million facelift.
New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque and the surrounding county for at least 30 days in response to a spate of gun violence.
‘Convicting a murderer’ rebuttal to ‘Making a Murderer’ filled with rumors, speculation and corner bar gossip, former defense attorney says
New series receives mix of praise and criticism.
FBI investigating million barrels of oil seized from Iranian terrorist organization
The Federal government has seized nearly 1 million barrels of crude oil from a known terrorist organization that was allegedly being smuggled from Iran to China in violation of U.S. sanctions, according to court documents obtained by the Wisconsin Law Journal. The FBI Minneapolis Field office is investigating, according to justice department officials who said […]
Biden refuses conditions for five 9/11 defendants
Biden’s refusal on the plea bargain guarantees leaves it to military prosecutors and defense lawyers to try to hash out an agreement on a plea bargain.
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