Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Ex-Wisconsin football player gets life sentences in killings
Randle El was a wide receiver for the Wisconsin Badgers from 2004 to 2007.
Wisconsin GOP defrauded by $2.4 million
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested Williams Anti in New York City in February. The Ghana national pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday.
Lawsuit against city of Wauwatosa filed by Milwaukee-based planner
The planner said he filed for an appeal twice while the city said it's zoning authority board had no power to overturn a Common Council decision.
Republicans kill 540 provisions from Evers’ budget
Republican members of the Joint Committee on Finance removed more than 540 provisions from Gov. Tony Evers’ 2023-25 biennial budget in a single budget motion.
Woman testifies that she too was sexually attacked by Trump
Jessica Leeds, 81, of Asheville, North Carolina, told jurors at a civil trial arising from Carroll’s lawsuit that Trump grabbed her chest and ran his hand up her skirt.
BNSF tracks back in service after Wisconsin derailment
The derailment came almost three months after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
Wisconsin GOP government funding plan comes with strings
The package comes in response to years of lobbying from local government leaders who say stagnant funding from the state has not kept up with costs in their communities to pay for pension liabilities, emergency services, road repairs and other needs.
Attorney General Josh Kaul joins multistate coalition supporting defense of Title X program
Kaul joined a multistate coalition supporting the Biden Administration's appeal of a Texas court ruling that restricted Title X's ability to serve Texan adolescents.
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Ivermectin use for COVID not ordered
The Supreme Court agreed that the Waukesha County judge did not cite a legal basis for ordering the court to administer the ivermectin.
Gov. Evers Appoints Clifford Burdon as Marquette County District Attorney
The appointment fills a vacancy created by former District Attorney Brian J. Juech’s resignation.
Republican bill would allow 14-year-olds to serve alcohol in Wisconsin
Wisconsin would have the lowest age limit for workers allowed to serve alcohol, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Wisconsin GOP lawmaker wants wide youth social media limits
The measure would also stop children under 18 from using their accounts between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m..
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