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Mequon man sentenced to 18 months for paying healthcare kickbacks
At sentencing, U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller emphasized the seriousness of Shister’s crime, including Shister’s breach of trust and abuse of the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
20 New Special Agents Joining Wisconsin DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced the Spring 2023 class of 20 new special agents are joining the Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI)
Ron Johnson aide asked felon convicted of fraud for opinion
Ron Johnson’s reelection campaign's top aide asked for advice about Democrats’ campaign activities from a convicted felon who once claimed without evidence that a “sect” of Milwaukee officials illegally printed ballots for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
How cash bail laws are at stake on Wisconsin’s April ballot
Cash bail has been the subject of heated debate in statehouses across the country after a 2022 midterm where Republicans spent millions slamming Democratic candidates as soft on crime.
Trump, facing potential indictment, holds defiant Waco rally, protests erupt in New York
Throngs of protesters gathered at the Manhattan courthouse steps, chanting for freedom for their embattled hero as Trump faces a potential indictment and holds the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign Saturday in Waco, Texas.
Disabled Wisconsin voters say absentee law not followed
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Disabled voters say local election leaders across Wisconsin are not following federal law during early voting in the high-stakes race for state Supreme Court, incorrectly telling them they can’t have another person return their absentee ballot for them. Absentee ballots, and who can return them, has been a political flashpoint in battleground Wisconsin, […]
Wisconsin DOJ, factory farm reach $215K pollution settlement
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A factory farm has agreed to pay the Wisconsin Department of Justice $215,000 to settle pollution allegations. The Legislature’s finance committee is slated to approve the deal during a meeting Tuesday. According to an analysis of the deal by the Legislature’s attorneys, the deal will settle allegations that Kinnard Farms improperly […]
Powder, threat sent to Manhattan DA investigating Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — A powdery substance was found Friday with a threatening letter in a mailroom at the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the latest security scare as the prosecutor weighs a potential historic indictment of former President Donald Trump, authorities said. New York City police and environmental protection officials isolated and removed […]
April 4 Election: Wis. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Municipal Court
Several important races are on the April 4 ballot. Read more about each race by clicking on the respective links in the article.
Wisconsin court system computer network targeted in cyber attack
Hackers have attacked the Wisconsin court system's computer network.
Michigan 1st state in decades to repeal ‘right-to-work’ law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restricting law known as “right-to-work” that was passed over a decade ago by a Republican-controlled Legislature. The state’s “right-to-work” law had allowed those in unionized workplaces to opt out of paying union dues […]
Man who shot Milwaukee cop, stole squad car gets 40 years
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to shooting a Milwaukee police officer and stealing his squad car last year has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Jetrin Rodthong, 23, on Thursday for shooting Officer Herbert Davis III as the officer was investigating a report about a sick […]
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- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- 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
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
