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1 year after activist’s murder, Hupy increases reward for information to $100,000
Michael Hupy has again increased the reward for information in a 20-year-old Milwaukee activist's death. He's now offering $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for Quanita “Tay” Jackson's death.
Wisconsin Republicans not expected to pass police reforms
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature is being forced into a special session Monday by the state's Democratic governor to consider bills on policing policies just over a week after a Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back.
When Trump talks law and order, some Wisconsin voters listen
Alexis Arnold says she's sympathetic toward protesters who have peacefully fought racial injustice this summer. But as some demonstrations spiral into violence, her anxiety is building.
Police: Most arrested during Kenosha protests not from city
Most of the people arrested in demonstrations against police brutality since the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha were not city residents, according to police.
‘Litigation nightmare’ could result from school-liability lawsuits
School districts, administrators and boards throughout Wisconsin are considering a variety of liability issues as they make decisions about how to start the 2020-21 school year with cases of COVID-19 on the rise.
Experts offer advice for managing remote practices, kids’ virtual schooling
After a summer of working from home with kids around, many lawyer parents are striving to fit school time into their work schedules. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has left decisions about in-person and virtual learning to local school officials, calling on parents to plan for a variety of situations. Mary Spranger, program manager […]
Claims board approves $10,000 in claims for dead deer
The Wisconsin Claims Board approved $10,000 in payments for two northwestern Wisconsin residents whose deer died after gypsy-moth spraying.
Supreme Court to decide on 2nd license revocation for Whitefish Bay lawyer
The Whitefish Bay lawyer Theodore Mazza will soon find out if his law license will be revoked for a second time.
Teen charged in Kenosha shootings that killed 2, wounded 1
Prosecutors on Thursday charged a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Judge orders USPS to provide info on service changes
A federal judge in Washington state is giving the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service 10 days to turn over records and information about service changes that critics say could undermine mail-in voting in the November election.
Tokaji assumes UW Law dean post amid pandemic, racial-injustice concerns
Daniel Tokaji, who started as dean of UW Law School on Aug. 1, has inherited a situation that many of his predecessors could never have imagined.
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- Wisconsin DNR agrees to repeal anti-firearm rule
- Harris kicks off campaign for president with a rally in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin leads 26 governors to strengthen state and tribal child support enforcement act
- Wisconsin man charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid prison term for Capitol riot role
- Wisconsin Supreme Court reveals September oral arguments calendar
- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
- 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
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- 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
