Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Juror Bias
The State appeals a postconviction order granting Marris Steven Virgil, Jr., a new trial.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Ahmed Al Bawi appeals from a judgment convicting him of third-degree sexual assault and from an order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his no-contest plea.
Evidence-Informant’s Tip
Kluck appeals from a judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle with a restricted controlled substance in his blood, as a fourth offense.
Disability Insurance Claim
Plaintiff-appellant Zall worked more than twenty years as a dentist, but chronic pain and numbness in his neck and right arm made it impossible for him to keep working.
Insurance Defense Costs Obligation
Three insurance companies—Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, Westfield Insurance Company, and Star Insurance Company—dispute their respective obligations to defend a swine farm (Sandstone) in a state court nuisance case.
Title VII Violation – Retaliation Claim
After completing a 90-day orientation program for newly licensed nurses, Bragg was denied a fulltime position as a Registered Nurse (RN) at Community Hospital, which is operated by Munster Medical Research Foundation.
Insurance Claim-Jurisdiction
Humphrey drove for Riteway Trucking. All of his trips began in South Holland, Illinois.
… And then, suddenly, it changed everything! The ‘it’ moment
The art of storytelling is the primary skill of a trial lawyer. The old paradigm that we argue cases in court is misleading. The adversarial system is a storytelling contest. Facts, science and logic inform our stories, but the story is the thing. So, what is a story?
Man charged with imprisoning woman in La Crosse house
Prosecutors have charged a 27-year-old man with imprisoning a woman in her home in La Crosse earlier this month.
Juvenile correctional facility to open in 2026 after Milwaukee approves project
The Milwaukee Common Council has approved a zoning change for a new juvenile justice center on the city’s northwest side. The new facility is meant to replace the Copper Lake and Lincoln Hills schools in Irma after years of abuse and misconduct allegations.
4 people indicted in fatal shooting of US postal worker
Four people have been indicted in connection with the fatal shooting of U.S. Postal Service employee Aundre Cross, federal prosecutors in Milwaukee announced Thursday.
Minnesota House backs abortion rights after HHS chief visits
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Minnesota on Thursday on a Midwest trip to affirm the Biden administration's commitment to abortion rights despite the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
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