Wisconsin lawmakers to consider parole transparency bill
Wisconsin lawmakers were set to take public comments Wednesday on a Republican-authored bill that would force the state's embattled parole commission to abide by open meetings laws and post its decisions online.
Putin signs bill to suspend nuclear pact
Vladimir Isachenkov ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a bill formally suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States, amid soaring tensions with Washington over Moscow’s action in Ukraine. Putin had declared a week ago in his state-of-the-nation address that Moscow was suspending its participation in the […]
Supreme Court student loan hearing: What you need to know
The U.S. Supreme Court is meeting Tuesday to hear two cases challenging President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.
Quarles & Brady combines with Denver-based intellectual property firm
Quarles & Brady has combined with Adsero IP, an intellectual property law firm based in Denver.
O’Neill Institute unveils new Health Care Litigation Tracker
The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law has launched its Health Care Litigation Tracker — a free, digital resource that tracks and analyzes health care litigation in the United States.
Work for anti-abortion group issue in Wisconsin court race
The Republican-backed candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court provided legal advice to one of the state's leading anti-abortion groups, work that Wisconsin Right to Life and Dan Kelly have not detailed but that is being used against Kelly by his liberal opponent.
Economic Justice Institute names Nelson as executive director
The Economic Justice Institute has named Erica Nelson as its executive director of the LIFT Wisconsin project.
Milwaukee officers charged in prisoner’s overdose death
Prosecutors charged two Milwaukee police officers Friday in connection with a prisoner's overdose death.
Janet Protasiewicz, Dan Kelly in spotlight for battleground state’s swing seat
Wisconsin has once again very quickly advanced to the center of the national political stage with all eyes on the April 4 election for Wisconsin Supreme Court justices.
Wisconsin man charged with attacking mother with hammer
A Wisconsin man has been charged with attempted homicide after authorities say he tried to kill his mother with a hammer.
Attorneys allege Kenosha shooter Rittenhouse evading them
Attorneys for a man shot and injured by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 are asking a federal judge to give them more time to serve Rittenhouse with a civil lawsuit, alleging that he is purposefully trying to evade them.
Strand appointed to the PSC
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Summer Strand to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Ellen Nowak, effective March 1. The appointment is effective March 2 for a six-year term expiring in 2029.
Legal News
- 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