Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Settlement reached in civil rights lawsuit filed against Baraboo School District
Dasia F. Banks v. Baraboo School District in the Western District of Wisconsin (case number 20-CV-36) was recently settled in mediation for $862,500.
Republicans urge removal of DA over parade deaths
More than a dozen Republican Wisconsin state lawmakers on Monday called on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to remove Milwaukee County's top prosecutor because his office recommended $1,000 bail for a man before he allegedly drove his vehicle through a Christmas parade, killing six people.
Man being held in Wisconsin accused of trying to intimidate judge
A Minneapolis man has been charged with trying to intimidate the judge presiding over the manslaughter trial of the former officer charged in Daunte Wright's death.
Warrantless Search & Seizure – Suppression of Evidence
Henry Wood was arrested for violating his parole. Midway through the arrest, parole agents found methamphetamine hidden underneath the back cover of his cellphone.
Sovereign Immunity
This appeal is another chapter in concurrent federal and state litigation challenging the construction of a $500 million, 100-mile power line in southwestern Wisconsin.
Plea & Sentencing – Collateral-attack Waivers
A grand jury indicted petitioner-appellant Jamar Plunkett on a charge of distributing crack cocaine.
IRS – Claim of Right – Tax Computation
Plaintiffs Kenneth and Ardyce Heiting brought this action seeking an income tax refund of the taxes they had paid on an unauthorized sale of stock by a trust.
Court Error – Sentence Modification – Criminal Procedure Rule 36
The district court modified David McClain’s two federal prison sentences under Rule 36 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and McClain appeals. He contends that the changes—which added 18 months of prison time and required him to re-enter federal prison after he had been released—were not merely clerical.
Group asks judge to find Wisconsin GOP leader in contempt
A liberal group asked a judge on Friday to find Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in contempt of court for not following a November court order to turn over records about a secretive review of the 2020 election that Republicans have been conducting for months.
Gov. Evers vetoes GOP abortion bills
Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed five Republican-authored anti-abortion bills on Friday, two days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could curtail if not end a woman's right to abortion.
Parents of Michigan boy charged in Oxford school shooting
The parents of a teen accused of killing four students at a Michigan high school were charged with involuntary manslaughter Friday as a prosecutor described chilling moments that day when a teacher found a drawing of a gun, a person bleeding and the words "help me" at the boy's desk.
Roe ‘settled’ law? Justices’ earlier assurances now in doubt
During his confirmation to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh convinced Sen. Susan Collins that he thought a woman's right to an abortion was "settled law," calling the court cases affirming it "precedent on precedent" that could not be casually overturned.
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