Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
OWI – Implied Consent – Suppression of Evidence
Terence S. O’Haire appeals a revocation judgment for unlawfully refusing to submit to an implied consent test (the “refusal”), a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, first offense (the “OWI” offense), and a judgment of conviction for possession of an open intoxicant in his motor vehicle (the “open intoxicant” offense).
Sufficiency of Evidence
Mario T. Ostrum appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child.
Warrantless Search – Emergency Aid Exception
Laverne Ware appeals a judgment of the Dodge County Circuit Court convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide, hiding a corpse with intent to conceal a crime, incest, and possession of a firearm as a felon.
ADA Violation – Employment Classification
Benjamin Dykman seeks judicial review of a decision by the provost of the University of Wisconsin, which affirmed a decision by the university’s office of compliance, which denied Dykman’s disability discrimination complaint.
Probable Cause – Reasonable Suspicion
Russell Hierl appeals a judgment, entered upon his guilty plea, convicting him of one count of operating under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI), as a seventh offense.
Brady Violation
Quentin L. Rogers appeals from a judgment convicting him after a jury found him guilty of three counts of retail theft as a repeater.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Robert J. Stynes appeals the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of second-degree reckless homicide.
Justices to weigh limits on reach of Clean Water Act
The Supreme Court said on Monday it will consider reining in federal regulation of private property under the nation's main anti-water pollution law, the Clean Water Act.
Wisconsin Senate approves calling constitutional convention
Wisconsin on Tuesday became the 16th state to call for a convention of the states to consider making a variety of changes to the U.S. Constitution, a move that drew bipartisan opposition in the state Senate but not enough to block its approval.
Vos won’t say whether he supports drop boxes for absentee ballots
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos refused to say Tuesday whether he would support legalizing absentee ballot boxes in the battleground state after former President Donald Trump spoke out against it.
Wisconsin Senate sends ban on critical race theory to Evers
Wisconsin public schools would be prohibited from teaching students and training employees about ideas such as systemic racism and implicit bias under a Republican bill the state Senate sent to Gov. Tony Evers.
Wisconsin budget forecast improves by $2.9 billion
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s budget picture improved by nearly $2.9 billion with a revised forecast released Tuesday driven by higher-than-expected tax collections that will force the Republican-controlled Legislature to decide whether to spend the surplus, save it or put it toward tax cuts. The Republican leader of the Senate […]
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