Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Former US Attorney Matthew Krueger joins Foley & Lardner
Matthew Krueger, the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, has joined Foley & Lardner.
Former officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death gets underway
The former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd went on trial Monday, with prosecutors promptly showing the jury the video of Derek Chauvin pressing his knee on the Black man's neck for several minutes as onlookers yelled at Chauvin to get off and Floyd gasped that he couldn't breathe.
Evers vetoes Wisconsin legislative oversight of COVID money
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers killed a bill Monday that would have given Republican legislators oversight of Wisconsin’s share of billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds, instead announcing his own plan for distributing the money. Evers, a Democrat, took the unusual step of vetoing the bill […]
Domol promoted to shareholder of Hupy and Abraham
Attorney Robert Domol has been become a shareholder at Hupy and Abraham.
JUDGMENT DAY: Experts, ABA do not recommend replying to bad online reviews
Online reviews are an essential part of decision-making for many — whether they’re ordering dinner from a restaurant or choosing a lawyer.
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL: Why attempts to minimize time with third-party caretakers might not always be in children’s best interests
Some things sound better on paper than they turn out to be in real life.
Kenosha police: 55 more charged for violence during protests
Fifty-five people are facing charges related to violent demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake last summer, police said Friday.
‘I should not have said that. Are there cameras in here?’: What judges said in 2020 that got them in trouble
From calling a defendant an addict to making sexist remarks about a clerk, U.S. judges made — and were punished for — some outrageous comments in 2020.
Jacob Blake files excessive force lawsuit against officer
A Black man who was paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in southeastern Wisconsin filed a civil lawsuit Thursday accusing the officer of excessive force.
Former Columbus mayor pleads guilty to bank fraud
The former mayor of Columbus has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in federal court.
Up for election: Contested judicial races on the April 6 ballot
The April 6 election promises to bring some changes to Wisconsin courts. The ballot presents contested races for two of Wisconsin’s four Courts of Appeals and 11 contested circuit-court races.
Parole hearing for last of 6 men convicted in mill death
The state Parole Commission will soon review the case of the last of six men who remains in prison for the 1992 murder of a Green Bay paper mill worker.
Legal News
- Man representing self in murder case of 11-year-old
- Toxic Torts: 2 chemical spills plague Wisconsin airport
- Boeing to plead guilty to fraud for violating deal over 737 Max crashes
- Indiana police standoff with armed man ends when troopers take him into custody and find boy dead
- Alec Baldwin arrives in court in fatal shooting of cinematographer
- 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
Case Digests
- Attorney Professional Misconduct
- CHIPS Petitions
- Insufficient Evidence-Sexual Assault of a Child
- Slip and Fall-Governmental Immunity
- Restricting Felons from Holding Public Office-Venue
- Deceptive and Unfair Pricing Practices
- Attempted Enticement of a Minor-Sentencing
- Deliberate Indifference
- Race Discrimination
- Unconstitutional Search-Motin to Suppress
- Sentencing Guidelines-“Analogue of Fentanyl”
- Copyright Infringement