Kaul’s clergy abuse generates 200 reports in 1 year
Attorney General Josh Kaul's investigation into clergy abuse has generated about 200 reports and one criminal case in the year since it was launched, state Department of Justice officials said Tuesday.
OLR: Good standing attorney receives one year suspension
A lawyer with admission to practice in Wisconsin and Iowa received a one-year suspension of his Wisconsin license, despite being inactive but in good standing.
Citing Wisconsin case, SCOTUS declines challenge against Mich. State Bar
After a Michigan lawyer failed in her challenge to the requirement that she join the State Bar of Michigan and pay dues supporting advocacy activities with which she disagreed, she vowed to appeal to the highest court in the land.
Florida judge voids US mask mandate for planes, other travel
A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials in the coronavirus pandemic.
Woman pleads guilty to hiding baby’s death 13 years ago
A Milwaukee woman has pleaded guilty to concealing the death of her newborn baby almost 13 years ago.
Tommy Thompson decides against run for governor
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, a Republican elected to four terms starting in the 1980s, announced Monday that he will not run again in a bid to take on the Democratic incumbent in the battleground state.
Reinhart shareholder visits Ukraine/Poland border
Joseph Shumow, a shareholder in the Madison office of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, recently took part in a humanitarian visit to the Ukraine/Poland border.
Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
OLR: Attorney must wait until June to get reinstated
A lawyer with admission to practice in Minnesota and Wisconsin must wait until June to seek re-instation of his law license.
Evers signs bill authorizing permanent restraining orders
In addition to Senate Bill 519, Evers signed a total of 15 bills into law and vetoed the remaining 28 on Friday.
Woman who tried to hire hit man sentenced to 7-1/2 years
A judge has sentenced a woman accusing to trying to hire a hit man to kill her ex-boyfriend to seven-and-a-half years in prison.
Board: Wrongfully convicted Milwaukee man deserves $1M
The Wisconsin claims board has asked the Legislature to award nearly $1 million to a Milwaukee man who spent 24 years in prison for crimes he did not commit.
Legal News
- Wisconsin man charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid prison term for Capitol riot role
- Wisconsin Supreme Court reveals September oral arguments calendar
- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
- 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
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- 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