Gov. Evers appoints Nicole Ziebell as Marquette County Register of Deeds
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced Monday his appointment of Nicole Ziebell to serve as Marquette County Register of Deeds.
Dane County looks to stop forcing unwed fathers to repay Medicaid birth costs from before 2020
Dane County officials are looking to stop making unwed fathers repay Medicaid for the cost of their children’s births in cases before 2020.
Republican leaders of Wisconsin Legislature at odds over withholding university pay raises
The Republican head of the Wisconsin Senate said Monday he wants to see pay raises approved for Universities of Wisconsin employees.
Wisconsin pastor accused of exploiting children in Venezuela and Cuba gets 15 years
A Wisconsin pastor was sentenced Monday to 15 years in a federal prison.
Remains found in Indiana in 1982 identified as those of Wisconsin woman who vanished at age 20
Human remains found in rural Indiana in 1982 have been identified as those of a Wisconsin woman who was 20 when she vanished more than four decades ago, authorities said.
Wisconsin law requires vehicles to stay back from a working snowplow
Winter weather contributed to nearly 19,000 crashes in Wisconsin last season (Oct. 2022 to May 2023). Those incidents led to 39 deaths and 3,799 injuries.
Jan. 6 suits can proceed
Trump could ask the full appeals court to take up the matter or go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
House Expulsion of Santos marks sixth in chamber’s history
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a blistering ethics report on his conduct heightened lawmakers’ concerns about the scandal-plagued freshman. Santos became just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues, and the third since the Civil War. The vote to expel was […]
PIP, SSI benefits cases to be heard during December arguments
Cases tackling PIP benefits and what an insurer must pay for services provided by a court-appointed guardian are among the dozen cases to be heard during December oral argument.
Court: City violated order in dispute over fire departments
The court has ordered the city to pay a fine of $2,000 for each instance of any future contact for recruitment purposes.
Judge bars media cameras in slayings case, but the court will livestream
Court will operate a livestream, on its YouTube channel.
$2 million awarded by Federal jury for MPD excessive force, officers’ failure to intervene
$1 million awarded for excessive force and another $1 million awarded for failure to intervene.
Legal News
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- 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
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
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