Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Securities Exchange Act Violation – Retrospective Statements
The City of Taylor Police and Fire Retirement System contends that Zebra Technologies Corporation defrauded investors by making bad predictions during a corporate consolidation.
Minnesota looks to Wisconsin as model of diploma privilege
The state board that licenses attorneys to practice in Minnesota has begun a comprehensive study that could offer new pathways into the profession as early as 2026.
Wisconsin GOP election leader criticizes 2020 investigation
The GOP-ordered investigation into Wisconsin's 2020 presidential election ran into opposition Monday from the Republican leader of the Assembly election committee, who said she's been kept out of the loop and doesn't agree with moves being made by the leader of the probe.
US Senate candidate Godlewski puts $1 million into race
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski on Monday announced she recently tapped her personal wealth to put $1 million into the race, a move that comes days after another candidate became the first to air television ads statewide.
Northwestern names UW-Madison chancellor as next president
Chancellor Rebecca Blank is leaving the University of Wisconsin-Madison to become the first female president of Northwestern University, the suburban Chicago school announced on Monday.
Evers issues formal apology for Indian boarding schools
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a formal apology Monday for Wisconsin's role in Native American boarding schools, joining with leaders from the state's tribes at an Indigenous Peoples Day event.
Man accused of shooting Madison police officer
A Fitchburg man was arrested after he allegedly shot a Madison police officer on the city's popular pedestrian mall.
Kennedy, Meehan join O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing
Michael Kennedy and Jason Meehan have joined O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing.
Parent sues school district after child contracts COVID-19
A parent has sued a southeastern Wisconsin school district after her son contracted COVID-19 from a classmate.
Sentencing Guidelines – Supervised Release
One component of a federal criminal sentence may, and sometimes must, be a period of supervised release that begins after the offender has completed his time in prison.
Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
Jason White, convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon, petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his 30-year sentence.
Prisoner – Deliberate Indifference
Travis Fredrickson was a troubled person. Events not pertinent to this appeal landed him in Illinois’s prison system, where he spent time at several institutions.
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