Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Sentencing Guidelines
Jesus Raul Beltran-Leon (“Beltran”) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) and 846.
Statutory Interpretation – FCRA and False Claims Act – Scienter
This Court is no stranger to False Claims Act qui tam actions.
Restitution
Dameion Wyatt victimized six females, each of whom acted as prostitutes under Wyatt’s abusive supervision over varying periods from September 2011 through May 2014.
Waukesha County completes secure courtroom addition
Waukesha County on Tuesday completed a secure courtroom addition to the Waukesha County Courthouse. The milestone concludes Phase One of Waukesha County’s Courthouse Project, which will increase security, address aging infrastructure and enhance accessibility to Circuit Courts services, according to a new release from the county.
Boucher to receive Excellence in Entrepreneurial Education award
Joseph Boucher, whose career in law, accounting and teaching has spanned decades of support for the startup and investing sectors in Wisconsin, will accept the “Excellence in Entrepreneurial Education” award Nov. 3 at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium.
Justice Department again presses to halt Texas abortion law
The Biden administration is again urging the courts to step in and suspend a new Texas law that has banned most abortions since early September, as clinics hundreds of miles away remain busy with Texas patients making long journeys to get care.
Justices’ views on abortion in their own words and votes
Abortion already is dominating the Supreme Court's new term, months before the justices will decide whether to reverse decisions reaching back nearly 50 years. Not only is there Mississippi's call to overrule Roe v. Wade, but the court also soon will be asked again to weigh in on the Texas law banning abortion at roughly six weeks.
Committee to vote on setting up 250th anniversary commission
A state Senate committee is set to vote on a bill that would create a commission that would lead Wisconsin's portion of the United States' 250th anniversary.
Eau Claire shuts down wells due to PFAS contamination
The city of Eau Claire has shut down almost half its wells because of PFAS contamination.
Madison schools set to ban hidden surveillance cameras
The Madison school district plans to ban hidden surveillance cameras after officials placed them in a high school locker room.
Another parent sues over school’s lack of COVID protocols
Another Wisconsin mother has filed a federal lawsuit over the lack of COVID-19 protocols at her son's school.
Arbitration – Equitable Estoppel
Plaintiff Fredy Sosa, a user of the marketplace application OfferUp, registered his identity to become a verified user on the app.
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