Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Tax-Bankruptcy-Jurisdiction
The Bushes faced a $100,000 tax debt, with the IRS seeking a 75% fraud penalty while the Bushes proposed a 20% negligence penalty.
Statute of Limitations-Sentencing Guidelines
Kelly, a music industry professional was accused of sexually abusing underage girls in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Postconviction Relief-Attorney Conflict of Interest
Henyard faced eight drug-related felonies in Wisconsin. During his preliminary hearing, Court Commissioner Frank Parise presided.
Title IX- Due Process Clause
John Doe, a medical student at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis faced allegations of physical abuse from another student, Jane Roe, with whom he allegedly had a romantic relationship.
CIA is obstructing justice and witness tampering in Havana Syndrome cover up, attorney says
"The walls of opportunity to be on the right side of history are closing in on the government" - Attorney Mark Zaid.
Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide whether mobile voting sites are legal
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a conservative law firm, sued in December 2022.
WisDOT honors Wisconsin State Patrol staff for going above and beyond to keep communities safe
76 awards presented at the 2023 Wisconsin State Patrol Awards Ceremony.
Milwaukee Men sentenced to Federal Prison for pharmacy robberies and firearms offenses
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Farris Martini and Margaret B. Honrath.
Man arrested in death of 4-year-old was previously convicted of killing another pedestrian
Four-year-old Zekani Hymes was killed in a hit-and-run crash.
Justice Department strengthens efforts, builds partnerships to address the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
Last July, the Justice Department announced the creation of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Regional Outreach Program.
Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
“The public has a right to know how public employees use their time & no UW Faculty are above the law. We are seeking numerous documents related to the recent protests on UW Campuses,” Wisconsin Law and Liberty (WILL) posted to X, formerly known as Twitter on Thursday. The law firm is going after University […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
The orders amend Wis. Supreme Court rules and Wis. statutes at the request of past State Bar President Hickey and the Judicial Counsel.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on addition months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
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