Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Parade suspect delays jury picks with disruptions
A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin last year managed to delay the start of his trial Monday by becoming so disruptive the judge had to take multiple breaks before forcing him to watch the proceedings via video from another room.
Involuntary Commitment – Sufficiency of Evidence
In these consolidated appeals, Chris appeals from an order committing him under WIS. STAT. ch. 51 and from an order extending his commitment for an additional year.
Postconviction Motion – Admissible Evidence
Wren appeals from his conviction for possession with intent to deliver cocaine and possession with intent to deliver...
Divorce – Division of Property
Thomas A. Akers appeals from a judgment of divorce
Termination of Parental Rights
Kane appeals an order terminating his parental rights (TPR) to his daughter.
Termination of Parental Rights
J.D.C., Jr. appeals the order of the trial court terminating his parental rights to C.M.M. J.D.C., Jr. argues that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion in its...
Fourth Amendment Violation – Qualified Immunity
On October 7, 2017 Mwangangi provided roadside assistance from a service request from a driver in need of a jumpstart in Lebanon, Indiana.
Fourth Amendment Violation – Sale of Seized Property
A person arrested in Chicago can take some property into jail but must surrender other property, including cell phones.
4th Amendment Violation – Search & Seizure Religious Accommodations
West is confined at Wisconsin’s Green Bay Correctional Institution where he must undergo strip searches by prison staff on regular occasions.
Employment – Retaliation
Scaife worked as a Human Resources Classifier at the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis.
2 lawsuits target state’s policy on absentee ballots
Two lawsuits filed late last week argue that Wisconsin election clerks should be allowed to accept absentee ballots that are missing portions of witness addresses, the next step in the ongoing legal battle that has pit conservatives against liberals in the battleground state.
Madison man awarded $1.1 million after police roughed him up
A 20-year-old Madison man should be awarded $1.1 million in a settlement agreement after surveillance video showed police repeatedly punching him in the head during a mental health crisis at a foster home in 2019, his attorneys said Friday.
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