Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Reinhart’s Taggatz joins International Association of Defense Counsel
The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) has announced that Josh Taggatz, a shareholder at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren in Madison, has accepted an invitation to join the IADC, the invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley honors former Chief Judge Mary Triggiano
Milwaukee County Chief Judge Mary Triggiano completed her service as chief judge of Wisconsin’s First Judicial District last week. She now prepares to transition into her new role as Director of Andrew Center for Restorative Justice at Marquette Law School. “We are forever grateful for Judge Triggiano’s nearly 20 years of service on the Milwaukee […]
Milwaukee judge stays city’s request to take over the Northridge Mall
Milwaukee's request to acquire the Northridge Mall was turned down as owner Black Spruce and the city go to the Court of Appeals.
Judge delays Fox News-Dominion case without explanation
The Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News put off the opening of the trial Monday for one day, without any explanation.
Trump raised $34M so far in 2023, including indictment bump
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has raised more than $34 million for his 2024 White House run since the start of the year, buoyed by a big bump in donations since the announcement of criminal charges against him in New York, according to his campaign. His total after the March 30 indictment approached what he took in over […]
Wisconsin man gets life in prison for wife’s 1998 slaying
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man convicted for a second time of killing his wife with antifreeze and by suffocation in 1998 was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. A Kenosha County judge sentenced Mark Jensen, 63, who was convicted by a jury in February of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of his […]
New push on US-run free electronic tax-filing system for all
It’s that time of year when throngs of taxpayers are buckling down to file their income tax returns before Tuesday’s filing deadline. Many often pay to use software from private companies such as Intuit and H&R Block. Almost one-quarter of Americans wait until the last minute to file their taxes. There could be a new, […]
Contract-Insurance
This case arises from an automobile accident that occurred when Douglas Curley lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center line, and hit another vehicle, killing Michael Shimeta and seriously injuring his passenger, Terry Scherr.
Parental Rights
The Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services (DMCPS) took physical custody of Alice due to neglect by her mother, Mary.
Trusts and Estates
The Estate of Robert Pratsch appeals an order granting the surplus proceeds of a foreclosure action to North Shore Bank FSB.
Postconviction Motion
Kindt appeals from a judgment convicting him, following a jury trial, of repeated sexual assault of the same child and incest.
Postconviction Motion for DNA Testing
Krauss was convicted, following a jury trial, of second-degree sexual assault by use of force; second-degree reckless endangerment; false imprisonment; knowingly violating a domestic abuse injunction; and bail jumping. Krauss, pro se, appeals from an order denying his postconviction motion for DNA testing.
Legal News
- 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
- 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
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