Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Medical Care Beneath Constitutional Standards
Richard Rodgers, a prisoner with a medical history of scoliosis and back pain, had steel rods implanted in his back prior to his imprisonment.
Admission of Evidence
While on federal supervised release, David Perez was caught on a police surveillance camera holding what appeared to be a firearm, a clear violation of both his release conditions and federal law.
Sentencing-Premises Enhancement
In October 2019, Randall Craft admitted guilt to a charge of conspiring to distribute more than fifty grams of methamphetamine.
Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
Antisemitic messages line the streets of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
A federally elected Wisconsin official is among possible victims of Havana Syndrome.
Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
Complaints about the fiduciary responsibility of the leadership and concerns of many members linger.
Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
Why did a BigLaw firm in Boston wait nearly five years before suing a client over millions of dollars in unpaid legal bills?
Chesebro among those charged with interfering in 2020 election
Chesebro was also named in the Wisconsin civil lawsuit.
FTC hits Williams-Sonoma with ‘record civil penalty’ for Made in America claims
The FTC said it then investigated six other products that Williams-Sonoma marketed as “Made in USA” and found those claims to also be deceptive, violating the 2020 order.
Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
The Appeals court overturned Weinstein’s 23-year sentence in a 4-3 decision.
Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record minor in airplane bathroom
Those depicted in the recordings were 7, 9, 11 and 14 years old at the time.
Commentary: Judge’s intemperate remarks warrant official review
Four of the women accused Michael “Mic” Isham, who previously served as the organization’s executive director, of directly harassing them with continuous “sexual banter”
Legal News
- 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
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
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