Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Michael Best appoints Sarah Alt to new role as chief process and AI officer
Michael Best announced Tuesday the appointment of Sarah Alt as the chief process & AI officer. Alt joined Michael Best’s Innovation & Technology team in April 2021 and most recently held the position of Chief Business Process Officer. In this new role, Alt will be at the forefront of the firm’s AI initiatives, spearheading the […]
Prosecutors charge woman who drove into Green Bay building with reckless driving
Prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the driver of a minivan that crashed into a building in Wisconsin, toppling much of its brick facade and leaving much of its roof sagging precariously.
Gov. Evers extends application deadline for Barron County Circuit Court
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced on May 31, 2023 that he is seeking applicants for the Barron County Circuit Court – Branch 2. The governor announced Tuesday he is extending the application deadline. Application materials must now be received no later than 5 p.m. on Fri., August 11, 2023. The appointment will fill a vacancy […]
Holocaust survivor calls attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion reminiscent of 1930’s Nazi Germany
A Holocaust survivor said Sunday that history is repeating itself and the recent attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
Judicial overhaul advances in Israel
Mass demonstrations also erupted in central Tel Aviv – the epicenter of months of anti-government protests.
Russia says drones hit Moscow
Emergency workers were inspecting the damage, and traffic was halted on sections of highways where the drones fell.
Former Burnett County Assistant District Attorney sentenced for Felony counts of representations depicting nudity
According to the State Bar of Wisconsin's website, as of Monday, July 24, 2023, Steffen's law license has been suspended.
Attorney Kyle Kasper joins O’Neil Cannon
Kasper is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group.
No charges for Racine Police officers involved in fatal shooting of Timothy Burgess
Racine Police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Timothy Burgess on May 22, 2023 will not face criminal charges, the Wisconsin Department of Justice announced Monday. Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson issued the decision. As previously reported by the Wisconsin Law Journal, a routine Racine County traffic stop turned into a fatal-police shooting, […]
“Right-to-Take” Claims-Due Process
The parcel that Meyers owned when he commenced this lawsuit is located in Vilas County and is bordered to the west by U.S. Highway 51.
Employment-
Brian Toboyek appeals an order of the trial court dismissing his claims against his employer, the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS), and Belinda L. Graves, both individually and as an agent for WPS.
Bequeathed Funds Controlled by “Governing Instrument,”
At the time of his death, Martin Zolondick owned checking and savings accounts at Ally Bank (“Ally”), along with a large number of certificate of deposit (“CD”) accounts.
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