Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Hunter Biden charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally having a weapon
Christopher Clark, a lawyer for the younger Biden, said in a statement that it was his understanding that the five-year investigation had now been resolved.
Gov. Evers appoints Judge Pedro Colón to Court of Appeals
Colón was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Milwaukee.
Bus driver arrested on DUI charge while driving Pirates from Chicago to Milwaukee
Troopers said they observed more erratic driving and eventually stopped the bus on the right shoulder of Interstate 94 in Chicago.
Wisconsin GOP convention features false statements why Dan Kelly lost Supreme Court swing seat
GOP speakers Saturday said low voter turnout caused Republican Dan Kelly to lose the election to left-leaning Judge Janet Protasiewicz back in April. Election data tells a different story.
OPM, other agencies hacked, millions of Americans’ personal data exposed
Back in 2022, a federal judge finalized a $63 million OPM hack settlement, allowing both current and former federal employees to receive payouts regarding a 2015 OPM data breach.
Former Giovanni’s owner opens new Sicilian restaurant Safina with sons
The menu features Wisconsin-based Strauss veal and offers traditional appetizers such as baked mozzarella and fried eggplant.
Wisconsin Republicans vote to end funding for child care program
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature voted early Friday to end funding for a pandemic-era child care subsidy program over the objections of Democrats and child care providers who argued that the move would be devastating for needy families and the state's economy.
Judge gives Enbridge 3 years to close oil pipeline on tribal land in Wisconsin
A federal judge has given Enbridge three years to shut down parts of an oil pipeline that crosses reservation land and ordered the energy company to pay a Native American tribe more than $5 million for trespassing.
Man fatally shot after driving away with Wisconsin deputy hanging from vehicle, authorities say
A sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man in southwestern Wisconsin after he drove away from a traffic stop with a deputy hanging from the man's vehicle, authorities said.
Attorney General Garland keeps poker face as firestorm erupts after Trump charges
On his first day as attorney general, Merrick Garland pledged a return to what he called the “norms” of the Justice Department and said he would work to eliminate the perception of political interference.
Mexican farmers take over airport, governor tells them to take over private grain warehouses instead
Farmers took over the airport in the northern Mexico city of Culiacan for to protest low prices for their corn and wheat crops.
Prosecutors urge Minnesota Supreme Court to reject appeal by ex-officer in George Floyd’s murder
State prosecutors have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to reject former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s request to reconsider his conviction for murdering George Floyd, saying lower courts already got it right.
Legal News
- Wisconsin Republicans are improperly blocking conservation work, court says
- Man hurt when home in rural Wisconsin explodes has died, authorities say
- Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
- Gov. Evers appoints Travis Maze as Jefferson County Sheriff
- 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
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