Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Police arrest man stuck in bush with bag of cocaine
Police in Eau Claire have arrested a man who allegedly got stuck in a bush with a bag of cocaine on Christmas morning.
Man charged with stabbing woman at Lake Delton hotel
Prosecutors in Sauk County have charged a man in connection with a stabbing at a Lake Delton hotel.
Evers: Voters should decide if Milwaukee DA keeps job
Gov. Tony Evers says voters should decided whether Milwaukee County's top prosecutor keeps his job
Prosecutor won’t file charges in deadly Eau Claire shooting
An Eau Claire police officer who shot a man to death last month won't face criminal charges, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
Evers to deliver State of the State address in Capitol again
Gov. Tony Evers plans to deliver the annual State of the State address in the Capitol building again.
Prosecutors have charged 60-plus people in Kenosha protests
Prosecutors have now charged more than 60 people in connection with offenses committed during protests against police brutality and racism in Kenosha last year.
COLUMN: Exploiting an abhorrent act
A few weeks out of law school, I got my dream job. After some short training, I was sent into court and given two instructions: First, don’t f**k up. Second, if you do f**k up, don’t let it get in the newspapers.
State legislatures in U.S. poised to act on abortion rights
Early in the new year, the Vermont House of Representatives is due to begin debate on an amendment that would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution and send the question to voters in the fall.
Man charged after Christmas Eve killing at Michigan cabin
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder in the fatal Christmas Eve shooting of a man at a cabin in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Child support worker arrested for allegedly taking bribes
Investigators are probing whether a Milwaukee County child support worker cleared dozens of liens for unpaid support in exchange for bribes.
Evers pardons 30 more people, raises pardon total to 337
Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that he's pardoned 30 more people, raising his pardon total to 337 over his three years in office.
In abortion-rights debate, Biden doesn’t often use the word
President Joe Biden insists that he strongly believes in the rights spelled out in the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that are now under the most dire threat in decades.
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