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Haanstad, Shah put forward as US attorneys for Wisconsin Eastern, Western districts
President Joe Biden has nominated Gregory J. Haanstad for U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Wisconsin and Sopen B. Shah as U.S. Attorney for the Western District.
Marquette honors four attorneys with 2022 Alumni National Awards
Four Marquette Law School graduates were honored with awards as part of Marquette University’s Alumni National Awards.
Wisconsin faced with a ‘tangled series’ of abortion laws dating to 1849 as it heads into a possible post-Roe future
By Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin Watch and WPR About 50 abortion rights supporters stood on the bridge over the Wisconsin River into Sauk City on a sunny Saturday morning in mid-May. They held signs reading “CHOICE” and “PROTECT ROE v. WADE” and cheered when passing cars honked in support. Jennie Klecker brought three generations of her […]
Woman accused of dismembering man bound over for trial
A Green Bay woman accused of killing and dismembering a man must stand trial.
Man arrested for stealing car with disabled person inside
Police in Madison have arrested a man who allegedly stole a car with a disabled person still in it.
Wisconsin man charged with killing 6 in botched drug robbery
A 34-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged in the deaths of six people who were found dead in January at a Milwaukee duplex.
Source: Whitmer, McConnell, Evers on Wisconsin gunman’s list (UPDATE)
A man was fatally shot at his home in Wisconsin on Friday and a suspect was discovered in the basement with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in what appeared to be a plan to target people connected to the judicial system, Wisconsin's attorney general said.
Listen up, WLJ regional podcast picks
Nationally recognized podcasts like Lawyer 2 Lawyer, The Lawyerist Podcast or Thinking Like a Lawyer are go-tos for podcast fans in the industry. Below are state and local podcasts, shining a different light on Wisconsin laws and legal news, available for streaming on various streaming platforms.
After myriad of lawsuits, Democrats, Republicans fight to a redistricting stalemate
After nearly a year of partisan battles, number-crunching and lawsuits, the once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw.
Meatpacking company settles COVID-19 workplace allegations
A national meatpacking company with a facility in Green Bay has agreed to pay about $15,000 to settle allegations of unsafe practices during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic sickened and killed Wisconsin workers.
Woman accused of dismembering man bound over for trial
A Green Bay woman accused of killing and dismembering a man must stand trial.
Mundt, Christy join von Briesen’s Madison office
von Briesen & Roper announced the addition of two attorneys to its Madison office this week.
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- 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
- 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
