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AP: Republicans reaped biggest redistricting edge in decades
Fresh off sweeping electoral victories a decade ago, Republican politicians used census data to draw voting districts that gave them a greater political advantage in more states than either party had in the past 50 years, according to a new Associated Press analysis.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigning over sexual harassment
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during some of the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
EXPLAINER: What’s ahead for Wis. Republican’s election audit
A Wisconsin lawmaker has taken the unprecedented step of demanding clerks in two counties turn over all ballots and voting equipment used in the 2020 presidential election for what the Republican is calling a "cyber-forensic" review of the results. Here are the key takeaways from state Rep. Janel Brandtjen's push to reexamine Joe Biden's victory in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a series of bills Tuesday passed by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed new restrictions on absentee ballots in the key battleground state.
Senate Dems unveil $3.5T budget for social, climate efforts
Senate Democrats unveiled a budget resolution Monday that maps $3.5 trillion in spending boosts and tax breaks aimed at strengthening social and environmental programs, setting up an autumn battle over President Joe Biden's domestic policy ambitions.
Empathy from victim’s family plays role in stabbing sentence
A Milwaukee man convicted of fatally stabbing his former partner was sentenced Friday to three years in prison, after the victim's family pleaded for leniency.
Data service sued for facilitating anti-competitive behavior
In the mid-2000s, a poultry researcher approached James MacDonald, then a branch chief for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, with some data. Its detail and depth shocked him.
Evers OKs use-of-force bill, vetoes plan to defund cities
Gov. Tony Evers signed a Republican-authored bill on Friday that established a uniform use-of-force policy for police across Wisconsin, but he killed another GOP-backed measure that would have cut state aid to local governments that reduce police budgets.
Former Wisconsin judge to plead guilty to child porn charges
A former juvenile court judge in Wisconsin has reached a deal with prosecutors to resolve a host of child pornography charges filed against him earlier this year.
CNN fires 3 employees for coming to work unvaccinated
CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to work unvaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
US high court declines to hear church’s attack on COVID restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court declined this week to hear a lawsuit by a Maine church that sought to take a preemptive strike against future restrictions associated with a variant of the virus that's spreading across the country.
Republican issues subpoenas for Wisconsin election info
The leader of the state Assembly's elections committee issued subpoenas Friday demanding extensive election materials, including all ballots and voting machines, from two Wisconsin counties in what she called a "top-to-bottom" investigation of the state's 2020 presidential results.
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- Wisconsin DNR agrees to repeal anti-firearm rule
- Harris kicks off campaign for president with a rally in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin leads 26 governors to strengthen state and tribal child support enforcement act
- 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
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
