Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Statutory Interpretation – Limitation Act
Donald Sarter drowned after the vessel Monark #2 capsized in Lake Superior.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Steven Tyrone Bratchett appeals his judgment of conviction for burglary, armed robbery, and attempted third-degree sexual assault, with various penalty enhancers and as a party to a crime.
Prisoner – 8th Amendment Violation
William Dean developed kidney cancer while incarcerated at Taylorville Correctional Center in central Illinois.
Issue of Material Fact – Child Trespasser Exception
Khiley Johnson appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of Marshfield Clinic Health System, Inc. (Marshfield Clinic) and its insurer, Proassurance Casualty Company.
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors in 7 states
The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection subpoenaed more than a dozen individuals Friday who it says falsely tried to declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election in seven swing states.
Former judicial law clerk Davies elected to Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County’s Board of Directors
Jennifer Thompson Davies, an attorney and former business law instructor at Carroll University and a former judicial law clerk for District II of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, is one of four new members elected to the Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County's Board of Directors.
Wisconsin election officials deadlock on drop-box rules
Wisconsin elections officials failed to reach a consensus Friday on how to handle Republican lawmakers' demands that they either withdraw guidance on absentee ballot drop boxes or quickly publish formal rules, opening the door to yet another legal battle.
After acrimonious battles, Senate eyes less toxic court fight
In a U.S. Senate that was upended by toxic Supreme Court battles during the Trump era, the confirmation of President Joe Biden's pick has the potential for something else: a return to calmer political normalcy.
Judge OKs agreement to destroy gun used by Kyle Rittenhouse (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin judge on Friday approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during a 2020 street protest.
Weekly Case Digests – January 24, 2022 – January 28, 2022
Weekly Case Digests – January 24, 2022 - January 28, 2022
Evers proposes $150 checks under plan to spend surplus
Gov. Tony Evers released an election-year plan Thursday that would send $150 to every Wisconsin resident, bolster funding for K-12 schools and help defray child-care costs.
Milwaukee police: 4 held for questioning in mass slaying
Four people have been detained as police investigate their level of involvement, if any, in the deaths of six people found with gunshot wounds in a Milwaukee duplex last weekend, the city's police chief said Thursday.
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