3M agrees to pay $6 billion to settle earplug lawsuits
The settlement, consisting of $5 billion in cash and $1 billion in 3M stock, will be made in payments that will run through 2029.
Murdaugh friend pleads guilty to second slate of charges
Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh ‘s old college buddy has pleaded guilty to a second set of charges for helping the disgraced South Carolina attorney steal millions of dollars of insurance settlements from the sons of Murdaugh’s dead housekeeper.
Faculty member fatally shot on University of North Carolina campus
A shooter killed a faculty member in a science building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday, police said after a lockdown paralyzed the campus community as authorities searched for a suspect.
Protasiewicz prohibited from hearing abortion, gerrymandering cases if impeachment commences
In the event Protasiewicz is impeached, Gov. Tony Evers would appoint another justice to serve on the state's Supreme Court.
Trump’s Georgia arraignment and federal trial date set
Former President Donald Trump will be arraigned on September 6, 2023 in Georgia along with 18 other co-defendents.
Trump returns to site formerly known as Twitter, posts his mug shot shortly after Georgia surrender
He posted a photo of his mug shot and the words “Election interference. Never surrender!”
Shooter bought guns legally
Shooting came a day before the 63rd anniversary of the city's notorious "Ax Handle Saturday," when 200 Ku Klux Klan members attacked Black protesters conducting a peaceful sit-in against Jim Crow laws banning them from white owned stores and restaurants.
Fox News reaches 12.8 million viewers for GOP primary debate, despite Donald Trump’s absence
The viewership was a little more than half the 24 million people who watched Trump appear in his first presidential debate in August 2015,
Mayo Clinic former researcher pleaded guilty to terrorism charges, sentenced to 18 years prison
A former Mayo Clinic researcher pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. According to court documents, Muhammad Masood, 31, a licensed medical doctor in Pakistan, was formerly employed as a […]
Trump campaign reports raising more than $7 million after Georgia booking
(AP) — For former President Donald Trump, a picture is worth … more than $7 million. Trump’s campaign says he has raised $7.1 million since Thursday when he was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in the state and became the first former president in U.S. […]
Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts
In Wisconsin, a 2020 recount slightly improved Biden’s victory over Trump by 87 votes.
Trump praises Jan. 6 crowd, repeats election lies in online interview while skipping GOP debate
The interview with Carlson was posted Wednesday night on X.
Legal News
- 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
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
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