Prosecutors charge woman who drove into Green Bay building with reckless driving
Prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the driver of a minivan that crashed into a building in Wisconsin, toppling much of its brick facade and leaving much of its roof sagging precariously.
Gov. Evers extends application deadline for Barron County Circuit Court
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced on May 31, 2023 that he is seeking applicants for the Barron County Circuit Court – Branch 2. The governor announced Tuesday he is extending the application deadline. Application materials must now be received no later than 5 p.m. on Fri., August 11, 2023. The appointment will fill a vacancy […]
Holocaust survivor calls attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion reminiscent of 1930’s Nazi Germany
A Holocaust survivor said Sunday that history is repeating itself and the recent attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
Former Burnett County Assistant District Attorney sentenced for Felony counts of representations depicting nudity
According to the State Bar of Wisconsin's website, as of Monday, July 24, 2023, Steffen's law license has been suspended.
Attorney Kyle Kasper joins O’Neil Cannon
Kasper is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group.
No charges for Racine Police officers involved in fatal shooting of Timothy Burgess
Racine Police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Timothy Burgess on May 22, 2023 will not face criminal charges, the Wisconsin Department of Justice announced Monday. Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson issued the decision. As previously reported by the Wisconsin Law Journal, a routine Racine County traffic stop turned into a fatal-police shooting, […]
Democrats eye Wisconsin high court’s new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings
While the court is widely expected to weigh in on abortion and redistricting, liberals also are talking about bringing new challenges to school choice, voter ID, the 12-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers and other laws backed by Republicans.
Wisconsin officials seek legislators’ permission to drop lawsuit challenging border wall funding
Republicans passed statutes before then-Gov. Scott Walker left office in 2018 designed to weaken incoming Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul's powers.
FEDS: Wisconsin man sentenced for making racially-charged threats against Black residents
"Every person in the United States has the right to live in their homes and neighborhoods free from the threat of violence based on race,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
Wisconsin woman’s killing, dismemberment trial to begin Monday after jury chosen, judge’s ruling
The trial of a woman charged with killing and dismembering a Green Bay man last year is set to begin Monday after a judge found her fit to assist in her own defense.
Wisconsin sued over absentee voting rules
A lawsuit filed Thursday in Dane County Circuit Court against the Wisconsin Elections Commission targets voting rules in Wisconsin -- a key battleground state --- in anticipation of the 2024 presidential election.
Judge sets a trial date for next May in Trump’s classified documents case in Florida
If the date holds, it would follow close on the heels of a separate New York trial for Trump.
Legal News
- 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
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
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