Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Custodial Interrogation
On August 3, 2017, Detective Steve Wells questioned Brooks while he was in custody following an allegation that on July 23, 2017, he sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl, R.G., and her six-year-old sister, N.F. The interrogation was audio-recorded and took place in two parts that were separated by a break of four unrecorded minutes.
Postconviction Motion for Resentencing
According to the criminal complaint, at approximately 2:34 a.m. on October 23, 2016, Randhawa’s vehicle ran a red light and crashed into the driver’s side of an Uber vehicle.
Plea Withdrawal
Kamau Bentley, Jr., appeals the circuit court’s order denying his postconviction motion brought pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2021-22). Bentley argues: (1) that he should be allowed to withdraw his plea because the circuit court did not comply with WIS.
Indigency-Special Assessment
Otradovec entered a guilty plea for producing child pornography, as outlined in 18 U.S.C. 2251.
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
Crounse Corp. was responsible for delivering barges to Mulzer Crushed Stone, who would then clean the barges, load them with crushed stone, deliver the stone, clean the barges once again, and release them back to Crounse.
Immigration-Petition for Asylum
In 1996, a chain of events unfolded within Melvin Osorio-Morales's family.
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Frazier obtained a home mortgage loan, with Dovenmuehle serving as the sub-servicer that helps lenders administer mortgage loans by accepting and keeping track of payments.
Negligence- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Track Safety Standards
Jaranowski had been employed as a conductor for the Railroad for a span of 22 years.
Sexual Assault and Harassment-Equal Protection Clause
Hess, a 17-year-old student, was required to participate in a ride-along with Hammond, Indiana Officer Garcia.
Sentencing: Grouping Counts
States, a member of a Chicago gang, was involved in drug trafficking and kidnappings.
Wisconsin school district can’t restrict bathrooms for transgender student, federal judge says
A federal judge has blocked a Wisconsin school district from requiring transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match the sex they were assigned at birth while a lawsuit plays out against the school.
Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue
“There is no such thing as an `1849 Abortion Ban` in Wisconsin,” the judge wrote.
Legal News
- Democrat Dora Drake wins open seat in Wisconsin state Senate
- Wisconsin joins coalition urging Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations
- GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
- NFL is liable for $4,707,259,944.64 in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case
- Milwaukee Police investigating fatal downtown crash
- 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
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