Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
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.
8th Amendment Violation-“Double-ceiling” Policy
Plaintiffs Wallace and Santos are inmates at Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Illinois.
Stored Communications Act- Statute of Limitations
Uebelacker sent a former coworker private Facebook messages disparaging her bosses.
Breach of Contract-Denial to Amend Complaint
This case concerns a purported multi-million-dollar contract between two companies that sell and distribute replacement appliance parts.
FBI: Minnesota man was making arsenal, revered mass shooters
A Minnesota man who idolized the shooter who killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs and was allegedly building an arsenal of automatic weapons to use against police was arrested last week after a retired police officer reported his behavior to authorities, according to federal charges.
A seismic reversal in US abortion rights
After decades of abortion rights, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and suddenly abortion was illegal in parts of the country.
Report: Executions continued decline but many ‘botched’
Public support and use of the death penalty in 2022 continued its more than two-decade decline in the U.S., and many of the executions that were carried out during the year were "botched" or highly problematic, an annual report on capital punishment says.
Wisconsin GOP leader wants to change military voting
The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate said Thursday that he is considering legislation that would change the state's military absentee voting laws, reversing his previous position on the issue.
Avoid probate so your loved ones can properly grieve
People often believe that having a will alone avoids probate after death. This is simply not true. Avoiding probate requires you to take active steps so that you don’t have to go through the time-consuming process.
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