Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Gov. Evers vetoes school district administrators bill
Republican-backed bill would have allowed individuals with no license, no education, no training, no experience, no specific skillsets, no qualifications, and no background check to become school district administrators.
Wisconsin joins coalition taking action against Idaho’s Abortion ban
Federal law requires doctors and hospitals to provide necessary abortion care during pregnancy in case of medical emergencies.
Gov. Evers signs legislation to support Holocaust education
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 833, now Wisconsin Act 248 on Friday. The measure allocates $400,000 for the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center (HERC) to support Holocaust education in Wisconsin schools as required by 2021 Wisconsin Act 30, a bill previously enacted by Gov. Evers. “The Holocaust Education Resource Center […]
Missing man staying at North Shore Airbnb ‘believed to be’ body found in Milwaukee River
The Airbnb is located on Riverview Drive in Glendale.
Hampton Avenue shooting under investigation by Milwaukee Police
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360
AT&T Data Leak: 80 million Americans Social Security numbers in hands of cyber criminals
Latest breach closely resembles a similar data breach that surfaced in 2021 but which AT&T never acknowledged.
Evers signs measure decriminalizing use of xylazine testing strips
Act 217 builds on the work of the Evers Administration to combat the opioid epidemic in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin district attorney asks attorney general compel WisDems to return donations allegedly tied to Epstein
DA Eric Toney stood with AG Josh Kaul in requesting more money for the state crime lab and asks that Kaul stands with him now.
Women rainmakers under attack for their ambition: combatting Tall Poppy Syndrome
8 out of 10 women have experienced TPS at work.
Gov. Evers announces DOR Secretary Barca leaving Evers Administration
Barca’s retirement is effective on April 9, 2024.
Trump backers try again to recall Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker as first effort stalls
The circuit court scheduled a Friday hearing in that case.
Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
The short-term, "bridge funding" will provide the state an opportunity to provide stable, ongoing funding for the OSS as part of the 2025-2027 biennial budget.
Legal News
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
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