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UW Law professor among 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients
Twelve University of Wisconsin faculty members will receive their Distinguished Teaching Award tonight at the Pyle Center. Among the recipients is Asifa Quraishi-Landes, a law professor who will receive the chancellor’s distinguished teaching award.
Public reprimand, attorney missteps in Chippewa County case
Attorney Daniel Enright received public reprimanding after repeated missteps during a Chippewa County case where he represented a client seeking damages against an ex-husband.
Kaul’s clergy abuse generates 200 reports in 1 year
Attorney General Josh Kaul's investigation into clergy abuse has generated about 200 reports and one criminal case in the year since it was launched, state Department of Justice officials said Tuesday.
OLR: Good standing attorney receives one year suspension
A lawyer with admission to practice in Wisconsin and Iowa received a one-year suspension of his Wisconsin license, despite being inactive but in good standing.
Citing Wisconsin case, SCOTUS declines challenge against Mich. State Bar
After a Michigan lawyer failed in her challenge to the requirement that she join the State Bar of Michigan and pay dues supporting advocacy activities with which she disagreed, she vowed to appeal to the highest court in the land.
Florida judge voids US mask mandate for planes, other travel
A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials in the coronavirus pandemic.
Woman pleads guilty to hiding baby’s death 13 years ago
A Milwaukee woman has pleaded guilty to concealing the death of her newborn baby almost 13 years ago.
Tommy Thompson decides against run for governor
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, a Republican elected to four terms starting in the 1980s, announced Monday that he will not run again in a bid to take on the Democratic incumbent in the battleground state.
Reinhart shareholder visits Ukraine/Poland border
Joseph Shumow, a shareholder in the Madison office of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, recently took part in a humanitarian visit to the Ukraine/Poland border.
Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
OLR: Attorney must wait until June to get reinstated
A lawyer with admission to practice in Minnesota and Wisconsin must wait until June to seek re-instation of his law license.
Evers signs bill authorizing permanent restraining orders
In addition to Senate Bill 519, Evers signed a total of 15 bills into law and vetoed the remaining 28 on Friday.
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- 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
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
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
