Ex-Wisconsin student gets 17 years for school officer attack
A judge on Monday sentenced a former Wisconsin student who attacked his high school's police officer with a barbecue fork to 17 years in prison.
Democratic election commissioner resigns in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic member of the commission that oversees Wisconsin elections plans to resign. Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Julie Glancey announced on Friday that she plans to step down on Monday. The 72-year-old Glancey, a former Sheboygan County clerk, was first appointed to the six-member bipartisan commission by then-Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, […]
Sen. Ron Johnson deflects questions about GOP megadonor, Nazi memorabilia collector
Sen. Ron Johnson deflected questions last Monday at a Milwaukee Press Club event about his association with a GOP megadonor who has ties to Clarence Thomas's ethical questions and collects Nazi memorabilia.
Senator Ron Johnson says he will continue to support Donald Trump if tapped as Republican nominee
As many Republicans are distancing themselves from former President Donald Trump, Senator Ron Johnson told a room full of journalists on Monday at a Milwaukee Press Club event he would continue to support Trump if he is selected as the Republican Presidential nominee. “I will support the nominee of the Republican party,” Johnson said. On […]
Senator Ron Johnson: climate change is ‘scare mongering;’ Scientists and Intelligence Community disagree
Globally, Climate Change is widely accepted science, however, in the United States it still remains a partisan political issue, despite numerous studies showing more than 90 percent of scientists who study Earth’s climate agree that the planet is warming and humans are the primary cause.
Senator Ron Johnson defends Russia and China; minimizes Russian disinformation
By Steve Schuster [email protected] Senator Ron Johnson defended two of America’s greatest adversaries during a Milwaukee Press Club event on April 24, 2023. Johnson minimized Russian and Chinese actions related to election interference, believing them not to have been a threat to the U.S. elections especially when compared to alleged actions carried out […]
State Bar of Wisconsin elects new president, treasurer and Judicial Council
Jane Bucher, President-Elect (Left), Deanne Koll, Treasurer-elect (middle), Saveon Grenell, Judicial Council-elect will take office July 1.
Judge Richard “Rick” Radcliffe recipient of the Judge of the Year Award
The award recognizes an outstanding circuit court judge who has improved the judicial system during the past year by his or her leadership in advancing the quality of justice, judicial education, or innovative programs, according to the State Bar of Wisconsin.
May 1 Law Day: State Bar of Wisconsin leadership calling on Wisconsin attorneys to support democracy
What are you doing to support Democracy?
Judge tosses former Whitewater student’s harassment lawsuit
U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller dismissed the case in March after the former student, Stephanie Goettl Vander Pas, and her attorney repeatedly failed to preserve and withheld records UW officials requested as part of the discovery process in the case.
Train derails in Wisconsin, sends 2 cars into river
All crew members were accounted for, with one receiving a medical evaluation, she said.
Vehicle crashes into Wisconsin cellphone store, injures 5
The vehicle crashed at about 12:30 p.m. into a Verizon store in Fond du Lac.
Legal News
- 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
- 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
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