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Can Evers and GOP Legislature work together?
Can newly reelected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the even-more Republican Wisconsin Legislature work better over the next two years than they did the previous four? That's the $5 billion question.
Nurse accused of amputating patient’s foot to put on display
A nurse in Wisconsin has been charged with elder abuse, accused of amputating a hospice patient's frostbitten foot without his consent and without doctor's orders.
Kaul wins 2nd term as attorney general
Democrat Josh Kaul defeated Republican Eric Toney in Tuesday's election to win a second term as Wisconsin's attorney general in a race defined by sharp differences over abortion and attacks over crime and election administration.
Mistrial declared in trial of 2 former nonprofit officials
A federal judge has declared a mistrial in an embezzlement and bribery case against two men acquitted along with a Philadelphia council member and his wife in a separate case last week.
Husch Blackwell’s Kweyu elected to WAAL board
Husch Blackwell Associate Naomie Kweyu has been elected to the Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers Board of Directors where she will serve as a co-director of communications.
Judge won’t order sequestering of absentee ballots
A Wisconsin judge on Monday, less than 14 hours before polls opened, refused to order that military absentee ballots be pulled aside and sequestered until it can be verified that they were cast legally, saying that would be a "drastic remedy" that could disenfranchise voters.
Man charged in fed court with threatening Evers
A Wisconsin man has been charged in federal court with threatening Gov. Tony Evers.
Abortion, crime color Kaul bid for 2nd AG term against Toney
Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul hoped to fend off Republican Eric Toney on Tuesday for a second term as Wisconsin's top law enforcement official.
Jackson Lewis’ Madison office earns Best Law Firms awards
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis’ Madison office has been recognized for excellence and earned a Tier 1 Metropolitan designation.
Schools clash with parents over bans on student cellphones
Cellphones — the ultimate distraction — keep children from learning, educators say. But in attempts to keep the phones at bay, the most vocal pushback doesn't always come from students. In some cases, it's from parents.
Native child welfare law faces major US Supreme Court challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the most significant challenge to a law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children.
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- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Congress to formally investigate Secret Service
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- 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
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
