Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Judge Triggiano leaving Milwaukee County bench, named director of Marquette’s Andrew Center for Restorative Justice
Mary Triggiano, chief judge for the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, has been named director of Marquette University Law School’s Andrew Center for Restorative Justice, Marquette President Michael Lovell announced on Wednesday.
9 Herrling Clark attorneys named Wisconsin Super Lawyers
Herrling Clark Law Firm has nine of its attorneys named among the 2022 Wisconsin Super Lawyers. Leading the group is Kevin Lonergan, Robert Loomis and John Claypool, who are all again listed among the top 50.
40 states settle Google location-tracking charges for $392M
Search giant Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users' locations, state attorneys general announced Monday.
GRGB attorneys named Super Lawyers, Rising Stars
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown has announced that several attorneys have been recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars by Super Lawyer Magazine.
Pro se representation comes at a cost
Few recent trials have attracted as much attention in the non-legal world than the Brooks trial in Waukesha.
‘I feel gutted’: Victims of parade crash speak at sentencing
Victims and their family members have begun speaking at sentencing proceedings for a man convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year.
In election, support for abortion rights was about much more
To Mona Cohen, a lifelong Philadelphia Democrat, democracy is under attack in the United States. In the midterm elections, she lists a woman's right to abortion as one of many fleeting freedoms she voted to defend.
Charges recommended for 2 teens in bonfire explosion
Investigators are recommending criminal charges against two teens in connection with a bonfire explosion at a party in northeastern Wisconsin last month that resulted in critical burns to some in attendance.
Why it may not matter whether Elon Musk broke US labor laws with his mass firings at Twitter
About a week after Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter on Oct. 28, the social media platform stirred up a storm of controversy by abruptly firing about half of its 7,500 employees.
Explanation of Courts Reasoning
Robert Slamka petitioned for review of a decision of the court of appeals, Slamka v. General Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.
Fraudulent Misrepresentation
Stanton appeals the judgment of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of LVNV Funding LLC in its small claims action against Stanton with regard to an unpaid credit card balance.
Involuntary Commitment and Medication
Trevor appeals two orders entered under WIS. STAT. ch. 51, one recommitting him for twelve months and another allowing for the involuntary administration of medication and treatment.
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