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Marquette-grad Carlson selected as Illinois Super Lawyer
Hupy and Abraham Attorney James Carlson has been selected to the 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star list. This is the fourth year in a row that Carlson has been selected to the Rising Star list.
Car crash settlement reached for $59K
A $59,000 settlement has been reached after a city of Milwaukee car crash.
Wisconsin Senate’s top Democrat won’t seek reelection
The Wisconsin state Senate's top Democrat said Tuesday that she won't seek reelection this fall.
Iowa man convicted of lottery rigging scheme granted parole
A man serving a 25-year prison sentence for rigging computers to win lottery jackpots for himself, friends and family will be released from an Iowa prison on parole after serving nearly five years, but he could be forced to return to prison in another state if he doesn't pay required restitution.
Wisconsin man sentenced to 40 years for fatal mall shooting
A man convicted in a fatal shooting at a suburban Appleton mall was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison.
Foley & Lardner promotes 6 to partner
Foley & Lardner LLP has announced the election and elevation of Joe Higgins, Jennifer Hennessey, Josh Roling, Louis Wahl, Chris King, and Nick Zepnnick to partner status as of Feb. 1.
Wisconsin Republicans seek higher bails after parade deaths
Wisconsin Republicans are pushing to amend the state constitution to make it harder for criminal defendants to get out on bail, hoping to capitalize on anger over the killing of six people by a driver who was out on bail when authorities say he plowed into a Christmas parade near Milwaukee.
Plan proceeds to offer college classes to Wisconsin inmates
An effort to expand higher education offerings for state prison inmates is taking shape under interim University of Wisconsin President Tommy Thompson, who oversaw the largest expansion of prisons in the state's history during his 14 years as governor.
Johnson enters re-election year with more money than rivals
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson entered his reelection year with more money in the bank than any of his many Democratic rivals, even though he trailed some of them in fundraising over the last three months of 2021.
Sentencing set in fatal mall shooting in Wisconsin
A man convicted in a fatal shooting at a suburban Appleton mall is facing sentencing in Outagamie County Circuit Court.
Wisconsin Elections Commission proceeds with absentee rule
The Wisconsin Elections Commission is moving ahead with enacting a rule that will make it clear that local election officials can fill in missing information on absentee-ballot envelopes submitted by voters.
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- 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
