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Madison man pleads guilty in drunken crash that killed teens
A Madison man accused of speeding and driving drunk in a rear-end crash that killed three high school seniors pleaded guilty Thursday.
Applicants wanted for Waukesha, Fond du Lac County circuit courts
Applicants are being sought for the Fond du Lac County Circuit Court–Branch 1. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by Judge Dale English’s resignation, effective Dec. 1, 2022.
Dead teen’s family files lawsuit against Wisconsin deputy
The parents of a teenager who was one of three people killed by a former Wisconsin police officer over a five-year span filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday alleging that he used excessive force and that the department he worked for "embraces and promotes" racism.
Judge: Wisconsin probe found ‘absolutely no’ election fraud
A Wisconsin judge said Thursday that a Republican-ordered, taxpayer-funded investigation into the 2020 election found "absolutely no evidence of election fraud," but did reveal contempt for the state's open records law by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and a former state Supreme Court justice he hired.
Conservative law firm raises concern about open-records ruling
A conservative law firm is pushing back against a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that transparency advocates say has damaged the state's open-records law by limiting when people who sue over records requests can recover attorney's fees.
Reinhart adds attorneys to Milwaukee, Wausau practices
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren has added attorneys Colleen Fielkow (Milwaukee) and Wendy Collins (Wausau), expanding the firm’s Litigation and Consumer Finance practices, respectively.
Chintamaneni joins Husch Blackwell’s Milwaukee Office
Smitha Chintamaneni has joined Husch Blackwell's Financial Services and Capital Markets industry group as a partner in the firm’s Milwaukee office.
Court: Architecture firm not liable for faulty installation at Dells waterpark
A Wisconsin architectural firm can’t be held liable for flawed installation work at a Wisconsin Dells water park because of a state statute limiting when claims over faulty jobs can be brought.
Opioids maker agrees to $4.25 billion settlement
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has reached an agreement in principle on key financial terms with opioid maker Teva, which would provide up to $4.25 billion to participating states and local governments.
Reinhart’s Sholl named chair of State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren Shareholder Robert Sholl has been named chair of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Labor and Employment Law Section.
What’s behind efforts to decertify 2020 election?
A year and a half after Joe Biden's presidential inauguration, Donald Trump is still pushing for decertifying Biden's win, particularly in Wisconsin.
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- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- 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
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
