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Supreme Court strikes down ban on bump stocks used in 2017 Vegas massacre
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns and was used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The high court’s conservative majority found that the Trump administration did not follow federal law when it reversed course and banned [&hell[...]
RNC seeks to book Pere Marquette Park for events
The lawsuit is scheduled for a settlement conference on Monday. It argues the city's plans for demonstrations during the RNC violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
WisGOP successfully hosts Southeast Regional Headquarters grand opening
A packed room cheered on U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde.
Milwaukee woman wanted in murder-for-hire plot in the U.K.
The former Milwaukee Brewers employee "flew over from her native Milwaukee to kill boutique clothing store owner Sikander Ali on the orders of rival Mohammed Aslam."
New York City man sent to prison for defrauding Wisconsin residents in Brewers and Bucks ticket scam
In addition to the Bucks and Brewers, a touring orchestra scheduled to perform in Wisconsin and North Carolina canceled performances unexpectedly leaving ticket holders with worthless tickets and credit card bills.
Whole Foods shooting draws large police presence
Several roads into downtown Chicago were blocked Friday morning as police and SWAT teams surrounded a popular a Whole Foods Market near Grand Avenue and Fairbanks Street after receiving calls that multiple shots were fired, reports NBC Chicago. Police told NBC at or around 8:36 a.m., a 50-year-old male and another individual had a verbal […]
Wisconsin sheds light on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15, 2024, by reminding Wisconsin residents to be aware of the signs of abuse, neglect and exploitation of older adults and report any instances of mistreatment to Wisconsin’s Elder Abuse Hotline https://reportelderabusewi.org/report-elder-abuse/ and 1-833-586-0107. “We must be proactive and collaborative [...]
WisGOP to host grand opening of Waukesha regional HQ office
The event will begin at 2:45 p.m. and doors will open at 2:30 p.m.
A 9-year-old boy is fatally shot in Milwaukee, the city’s 4th young gunshot victim in recent weeks
The boy was a student at Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy.
Milwaukee Bar Association honors legal community, introduces Board at annual meeting
On Tuesday, The Milwaukee Bar Association held its annual meeting, giving out awards to Milwaukee’s legal community and introducing several new members to Association’s board of directors. Hon. Michael Skwierawski was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award (posthumous). As previously reported by the Wisconsin Law Journal, Milwaukee may have lost of a legal legend, but Judge Michael [&[...]
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against use of mobile voting vans
The Court ruled there was a risk that the circuit court’s ruling regarding alternate absentee balloting locations would create confusion.
Supreme Court preserves access to abortion drug mifepristone
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food and Drug Administra[...]
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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
- 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
