Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Evers budget to include proposals to curb reckless driving
Gov. Tony Evers' executive budget will include a host of proposals designed to reduce reckless driving in Wisconsin, including mandating ignition interlock devices for all drunken driving offenses, the governor's office announced Friday.
Panel scolds Wisconsin justice for remarks in Trump case
A judicial oversight commission has dismissed a complaint against a liberal-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who accused an attorney for former President Donald Trump of making racist contentions and trying to protect his "king" in a case challenging the 2020 election results in the battleground state.
Suppression of Evidence – Breath Chemical Test
Thatcher was cited for operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC), as a first offense.
Sentence Modification – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Kenneth Risch, pro se, appeals an order amending his judgment of conviction to reflect 1,141 days of sentence credit.
Fourteenth Amendment
This appeal is a sequel to the decision in Bradley v. Village of University Park, 929 F.3d 875 (7th Cir. 2019) (Bradley I).
Evidence – Grand Jury Inquiry
Doe Corporation is the target of a federal grand-jury investigation for suspected criminal violations of the Clean Water Act.
Prisoner – Excessive Force
Smallwood, an Indiana inmate, alleged physical and sexual abuse, excessive force, and mistreatment at the hands of prison employees and independent contractors associated with the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC).
How video evidence is presented in court can hold sway in cases like the beating death of Tyre Nichols
I have found that video does not provide a unified, objective window onto the truth. Rather, jurors may perceive the depicted events differently – based, among other factors, on how the video is presented in court.
Prosecutors won’t charge ex-senator in fatal crash
Prosecutors have decided not to charge a former Wisconsin state senator who was involved in a car crash that left a Pennsylvania woman and her 5-year-old daughter dead.
South Carolina becomes only state with all-male high court
South Carolina on Wednesday became the nation's only state without a woman on its Supreme Court — a development that comes amid increasing Republican scrutiny of the court that narrowly struck down the conservative state's abortion ban last month.
US Supreme Court might have easy outs on elections, immigration
The U.S. Supreme Court soon could find itself with easy ways out of two high-profile cases involving immigration and elections, if indeed the justices are looking to avoid potentially messy, divisive decisions.
Legal News
- UW-Milwaukee chancellor to step down next year amid handling of Pro-Hamas protesters
- 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
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