US hits milestone for mass killings in first half of year
Nearly all of the mass killings in the first half of this year, 27 of 28, involved guns.
GOP White House hopefuls face mounting pressure to stop Trump in Iowa
Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the Koch brothers operation, is working to explicitly undermine Trump in Iowa a
Misinformation still a top concern from election officials
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon: “You hope for the best, but plan for the worst. So, we’re planning for the worst, which is that multiple communications channels will be filled with false and misleading information.”
Extradited to Milwaukee, Dominican National faces international narcotics trafficking charges
His detention hearing is scheduled for July 19, 2023.
Summerfest’s latest lawsuit targets Major League Baseball team
According to court documents, the Minnesota festival was previously called Summer Jam, but that ended in 2022. The Minnesota Twins and Mankato promoter Jerry Braam are hosting TC Summer Fest in 2023.
Residents of PFAS-polluted island file $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city
Residents of an island polluted with PFAS chemicals have filed claims demanding more than $40 million from a western Wisconsin city they say is responsible for the contamination.
Milwaukee Mayor Johnson discusses Milwaukee’s legal and crime challenges and opportunities
By Steve Schuster [email protected] Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson stood before a room full of journalists at the Milwaukee Press Club Thursday discussing recent victories including preventing the city from going bankrupt through the levying of a local 2% sales tax, and a significant drop in the city’s homicides rate. Although with the successes he and […]
Gov. Evers Appoints Jillian Pfeifer as Oneida County District Attorney
Pfeifer lives near Rhinelander with her family and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University Law School.
Gov. Evers Appoints Angela Palmer-Fisher as Vernon County District Attorney
Palmer-Fisher is a sole practitioner who has also served as the court commissioner for Vernon County Circuit Court Judge Darcy J. Rood since 2017.
Gov. Evers Appoints Ian Mickelson as Grant County District Attorney
Mickelson has been an assistant state public defender since 2019, starting in the Kenosha office before transferring to Lancaster, where he represents indigent clients in Grant and surrounding counties.
FBI Director defends against GOP criticism
This new dynamic has forced Democrats into a position of defending these law enforcement agencies they have long criticized.
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
Approval marks the first daily oral contraceptive pill approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription.
Legal News
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property