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Green Bay woman pleads not guilty in dismemberment slaying
A woman accused in a grisly killing and dismemberment case in Green Bay has pleaded not guilty.
DeWitt secures $3.9M in copyright infringement damages
A jury awarded a Wisconsin-based graphic artist $3,980,533.30 in damages for infringed illustrations.
Wisconsin court: Sex trafficking can be defense for homicide (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A woman accused of killing a man can argue at trial that she was justified because he was sexually trafficking her, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could help define the limits of legal immunity for trafficking victims nationwide. The justices ruled 4-3 […]
Judge orders Wisconsin investigator not to delete records
A judge on Tuesday ordered that former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman not delete any records his office has compiled, even if they are not subject to an open-records request.
Kevin Nicholson drops out of Wisconsin GOP governor race
Republican Kevin Nicholson, a business consultant whose campaign for governor in battleground Wisconsin failed to catch on with conservative voters, announced Tuesday he was dropping out of the race five weeks before the Aug. 9 primary.
Prosecutors seek prison for 3 ex-cops in Floyd killing
Federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to sentence one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd's killing to as many as 6 1/2 years in prison but to impose significantly stiffer yet unspecified sentences on two others.
Ruling could dampen government efforts to rein in Big Tech
The Supreme Court's latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet.
Hansch promoted to DeWitt partner
DeWitt LLP Law Firm announced the promotion of Eric Hansch to partner on Friday.
Ovbiagele honored as ABA Top 40 Young Lawyer
The American Bar Association has selected Milwaukee lawyer Emil Ovbiagele as an On the Rise - Top 40 Young Lawyers.
Abortion ruling puts spotlight on gerrymandered legislatures
In overturning a half-century of nationwide legal protection for abortion, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Roe v. Wade had been wrongly decided and that it was time to "return the issue of abortion to the people's elected representatives" in the states.
Presiding judge of Waukesha County named
District Three Chief Judge Jennifer Dorow announced Friday the appointment of Judge William Domina as the presiding judge of Waukesha County.
Opinion Round-up, Wisconsin Supreme Court June 27-July 1
Wisconsin's high court ruled on five matters this week, affirming two and reversing three.
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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
