Parents sue school district over transition policy
Some parents are suing the Kettle Moraine School District over a policy that allows minor students to change their names and gender pronouns at school without parental consent.
Man arrested after smashing car into Cumberland City Hall
Police in a northwestern Wisconsin community said a man angry with a citation issued to a family member deliberately smashed through the front entrance to city hall, narrowly missing an officer.
Man sentenced in hate group plot threatening Blacks, Jews
A New Jersey man is going to prison for his role in conspiring with a hate group to threaten and intimidate properties owned by Black people and Jews throughout the country.
Rittenhouse jurors return for Day 2 of deliberations
Jurors weighing charges against Kyle Rittenhouse returned Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in his murder trial, after failing to reach a swift verdict on whether he was the instigator of a night of bloodshed in Kenosha or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property.
Wisconsin pot possession proposal aims to find middle ground
A bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday in the Wisconsin Legislature would lighten penalties for marijuana possession in many parts of the state and increase fines in a few of the state's largest communities, including Milwaukee and Madison.
Rittenhouse verdict comes amid a fraught gun landscape
The upcoming verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial for shooting three men during street unrest in Wisconsin comes against a backdrop of deep political divisions and expanded access to guns in the United States – factors that some fear could lead to more dangerous encounters.
Habush attorneys recognized on 2021 Super Lawyers, Rising Stars
Habush Habush & Rottier Personal Injury Law Firm has 31 of its lawyers named as 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
Wisconsin Super Lawyers selects 14 Davis|Kuelthau attorneys
Davis|Kuelthau has 14 of its attorneys across 11 practice areas and three offices named by Wisconsin Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys in Wisconsin for 2021. Additionally, three attorneys were recognized as Wisconsin Rising Stars.
High court hears challenge of sales tax used for Resch Expo, other projects
A case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday threatens to invalidate a Brown County sales tax used to reduce debt and pay for road work, a new expo center and other projects. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, arguing on behalf of a group called the Brown County Taxpayers Alliance, contended the state […]
GRGB lands attorneys on Super Lawyers, Rising Stars lists
The Milwaukee-based trial and litigation law firm of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown has announced that several attorneys from their team have been recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine.
Lindner & Marsack attorneys earn Super Lawyer designations
Lindner & Marsack placed four attorneys on the Super Lawyers list. Honorees include Douglas Feldman, Gary Marsack, Daniel Pedriana and Oyvind Wistrom. Feldman and Wistrom were also named as Best Lawyers by U.S. News & World Report, along with Daniel Finerty and Jonathan Swain.
10 Herrling Clark attorneys named Wisconsin Super Lawyers
Herrling Clark Law Firm had 10 of its attorneys named among the 2021 Wisconsin Super Lawyers.
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
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- 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