Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Undoing of Roe quickly shifts abortion in states
The legality of abortions has been in flux in some states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade six months ago.
Dane County officials urge board to finish plans for jail consolidation project
Dane County’s executive and sheriff both urged the County Board to approve funding for a jail consolidation project before they miss the chance to bid for construction in the spring.
Milwaukee officials to discuss zoning changes for juvenile justice center
Milwaukee officials will meet in early 2023 to decide a zoning change for an incoming juvenile detention facility to replace Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School.
Wrongful conviction case judge: Was there ‘rush’ to convict?
The judge presiding over a hearing to determine if a Missouri man's murder conviction should be overturned questioned on Friday if police and prosecutors "were in a little bit of a rush" to convict Lamar Johnson.
4th Amendment Violation-Traffic Stop
The Fourth Amendment requires a police officer to have particularized reasonable suspicion that a crime or non-criminal traffic violation took place before performing a traffic stop.
Public Highway Determination-Burden of Proof
Swanke Timberland sought a declaratory judgment that a segment of road (“the disputed segment”) located in the Town of Wittenberg (“the Town”) is a public highway.
Adverse Possession
The Meronks appeal from a judgment granting Thompson’s claim for adverse possession over a portion of land to which the Meronks held title.
Religious Purposes Exemption
This unemployment insurance case requests determination of the proper interpretation of the religious purposes exemption under WIS. STAT. § 108.02(15)(h)2. (2019-20).
Entrapment- Enticement of a minor
After exchanging hundreds of messages with an FBI agent—who posed first as an 18-year-old woman and then as a 15-year-old girl—and driving to a planned rendezvous at a gas station, appellant Anderson was charged with and convicted of attempted enticement of a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b).
Eighth Amendment Violation
Dorsey suffered a back injury while incarcerated. He alleges that his efforts to seek medical treatment were met with resistance from corrections officers, a nurse, and a doctor.
Qualified Immunity
Five days after Carter was booked into the Macon County Jail, he died of diabetic ketoacidosis—a complication of diabetes.
Employment-11th Amendment Immunity
After the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”) terminated McHugh’s employment, he sued seven individuals under federal law and sued IDOT under an Illinois statute.
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