UW Law and Marquette fall in U.S. News law school rankings
In U.S. News' 2023 Law School Rankings, announced Monday evening, no Wisconsin school managed to crack the top 30.
Midwest attorneys appointed to AG Advisory Committee
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday the appointment of 12 U.S. Attorneys to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC).
Strangulation, stalking charges dropped in La Crosse County
Charges have been dropped against a La Crosse man accused of stalking and strangling a woman.
Attorneys in Wisconsin parade crash want 2023 trial
Attorneys for a man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee told a judge Tuesday that they can't be ready for trial by fall as scheduled and need to push the proceeding into next year.
Wisconsin Judicare seeks attorneys
Wisconsin Judicare is seeking several staff attorneys, offering remote work options for those that are within the service area or in the city of Wausau.
Asked & Answered: Davis balancing time between law school, Miss Milwaukee duties
Crowned Miss Milwaukee 2022 in March, Jada Davis made history as the first Black woman to win the title in the organization’s 98-year run. A Milwaukee inner city native, Davis wears many hats with a diverse group of passions and interests.
Justices cast doubt on Texas immunity claim in vet’s lawsuit
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cast doubt on Texas' claim that it can't be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq.
No contest plea made in blunt force trauma death in Wausau
A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend's father in Wausau in 2018 has pleaded no contest to first-degree intentional homicide.
Fitzgerald, Johnson propose bail study after parade deaths
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald and Sen. Ron Johnson introduced a bill Monday that would require the U.S. Department of Justice to study how courts across the country impose bail and release conditions on suspects charged with violent offenses.
Trial delayed for man accused in violent Wisconsin protests
A judge on Monday delayed the trial for a man accused of firing off a "warning shot" on the night two people were killed in Wisconsin during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Wisconsin vets chairman steps down amid child porn charges
The embattled leader of the Wisconsin veterans policy board resigned Monday, bowing to mounting pressure to step down as he battles child pornography charges.
Constantine rejoins Husch Blackwell as senior counsel
Husch Blackwell announced Monday that Emily Constantine has joined the firm as a senior counsel in its Government Contracts group.
Legal News
- 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