Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Liberal Supreme Court justices make sweeping changes to enhance transparency and accountability
Changes include: opening administrative conferences, creating a recusal task force to recommend rule changes and making court orders more accessible online.
Trump to be arrested Thursday
Trump says he will be arrested Thursday in Georgia.
Wisconsin Republicans grill judicial commissioners with a focus on high court’s new liberal majority
The hearing foreshadows what could be a looming battle between Republicans who control the Legislature and the state Supreme Court.
Wisconsin’s top lobbyist revealed during historic surplus
The existence of a historic, $7-billion surplus chummed the waters even more than usual.
UW System to ask lawmakers for part of $32 million GOP withheld to end diversity efforts in October
The nine-member Judicial Commission is one of the few avenues through which people can challenge the actions of Supreme Court justices.
Election 2024 Republican Primary Debate-eve in Milwaukee
The RNC had previously considered other cities to host the first 2024 debate, including, Pittsburgh, Nashville, and Salt Lake City, but ultimately the battleground state of Wisconsin was chosen.
Redistricting litigation filings made public
Although the Wisconsin Constitution requires legislative districts “to consist of contiguous territory,” many nonetheless contain sections of land that are not actually connected.
(UPDATED:) Evers administration sued over allegedly failing to respond to open records request
Secretary of State said: "My office does not have any responsive records for this request."
Republican debate Milwaukee road closures, increased security
Anyone attending the debate or commuting to area should add additional travel time to their commute.
Teva, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals admit price fixing, pay $225 Million penalty and Donate $50 Million
As part of the agreements, Teva admitted to participating in three antitrust conspiracies that affected essential medicines — including pravastatin, clotrimazole and tobramycin.
Reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a national security imperative
The FBI has used these 702 queries to uncover the kidnapping and assassination plots of a foreign government in time to save victims
Judge: Law rejecting Mail Ballots violates Civil Rights Act
“This ruling sends a clear message that states may not impose unlawful and unnecessary requirements that disenfranchise eligible voters."
Legal News
- Wisconsin state Senate’s chief clerk, former Legislative Council attorney, resigns following undisclosed allegation
- Watchdog files open meetings lawsuit against secret panel studying Wisconsin justice’s impeachment
- McCarthy allies press GOP holdouts
- States expand Medicaid dental coverage
- Airbnb cracks down on bogus listings
- Hackers breach 2 Vegas casinos
- Solo vs. big law: Does size really matter?
- Wisconsin Court System’s director of public information officer retires abruptly
- New lawsuit launched over secret Vos impeachment investigation
- Federal judge rules for students with disabilities in age-cutoff case
- Wisconsin DNR board appointees tell Republican lawmakers they don’t support wolf population limit
- The most prevalent forms of cyber crime (CHART)
WLJ People
- Evers appoints McElroy as Price County district attorney
- Evers appoints Ann Peacock to Dane County Circuit Court
- Michael Best appoints Sarah Alt to new role as chief process and AI officer
- Attorney Peter Baziano joins Murphy Desmond in its Business and Real Estate practice groups
- GRGB partner Karnes honored at Run for Justice
- DeWitt’s Miotke reappointed to SPD’s Board
- Hupy and Abraham wins award for ‘Behind the Handlebars’ video series
- Evers appoints trio to Milwaukee County Circuit Court
- Kubiak joins Amundsen Davis’ Business Litigation Service Group
- GRGB partners Jason Luczak, Nicole Masnica honored with Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers award
- Teuta Jonuzi, Joshua Hargrove promoted to equity partners at Tracey Wood & Associates
- Reinhart’s Taggatz joins International Association of Defense Counsel