Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Whistleblower Complaint
In September 2020, Sanchez filed a whistleblower complaint with the United States Department of Education’s Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) against his former employer, DuPage Regional Office of Education (“DuPage”).
Corporate Governance – Insurance
In 2016 Joy Global Inc., and Komatsu America Corp., two manufacturers of heavy equipment used in mining, agreed to merge.
Habeas Relief – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Melvin Williams was shot and killed on May 23, 2009, and two other men—Robert Taylor and Romero Davis—were injured in the same shooting.
Editorial: Look for a judge who hasn’t made up mind
A good judge is going to disappoint you sometimes.
Racine man convicted in 1986 killing of 22-year-old woman
A Racine man has been convicted in the 1986 killing of a young woman whose body was found in a swamp at a Green Bay nature area.
Feds sue Wisconsin military department over discrimination
Federal attorneys have filed a lawsuit alleging that the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs refused to pay a woman applying for a supervisor position as much as male candidates.
US SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Warren is 5th justice with Navy ship – USNS Earl Warren
Former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren's name is on the U.S. Navy's newest fuel ship. Justice Elena Kagan smashed a champagne bottle against its hull in a shipyard ceremony in San Diego last weekend.
Reinhart launches redesigned website
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren has launched its completely redesigned website at www.reinhartlaw.com.
FTC proposes wholesale ban of noncompete clauses
On Jan. 5, the Federal Trade Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a new rule that would prohibit employers from including noncompete clauses in agreements with employees and independent contractors.
Ex-Wisconsin WR Marcus Randle El convicted in 2 killings
A former University of Wisconsin football wide receiver was convicted of two counts of first degree homicide and other charges Tuesday in the February 2020 shooting deaths of two women.
New lawsuits target state restrictions on abortion pills
Supporters of abortion rights filed separate lawsuits Wednesday challenging two states' abortion pill restrictions, the opening salvo in what's expected to be a protracted legal battle over access to the medications.
Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
A liberal judge running in a pivotal race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court touts her support for abortion rights in the first two television ads of the closely watched race launched Thursday.
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