Senate passes bill to restore pay parity for public defenders
A bill to restore raises for state public defenders is moving forward in the Wisconsin Assembly.
Kenosha, Fond du Lac, Green county judicial candidates on the spring primary ballot
Voters in Kenosha, Fond du Lac and Green counties have contested judicial races on their Feb. 15 spring primary ballots.
Boy, 8, shot when bullet enters home; 16-year-old arrested
An 8-year-old Milwaukee boy was injured when he was hit by a bullet that entered his home while he was inside.
AG opinion raises questions about state’s multi-family sprinkler rule
State officials are weighing how a legal opinion requiring fire sprinklers in apartment buildings could affect how state agencies enforce and adopt new administrative rules.
Wisconsin man on trial for murder; victim’s body never found
Opening statements began Monday in the trial of a Wisconsin man who is charged with killing his wife, who went missing in 2013 and whose body has never been found.
Judge Greg Gill tests positive for COVID-19
Outagamie County Judge Greg Gill Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19.
Evers proposes allowing local governments to raise taxes
Gov. Tony Evers wants to allow counties to be able to double their existing sales tax and allow larger municipalities to impose a new half-cent sales tax, if local voters approve.
Supreme Court: DOT driving record sufficient proof of man’s decades-old OWI conviction
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a Department of Transportation driving record can serve as sufficient proof of a man's decades-old OWI conviction.
Rachel Blise appointed Eastern District bankruptcy judge
Rachel M. Blise has been appointed to a 14-year term as a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Barnes fined for accepting too much money from a PAC
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes’ campaign was fined more than $1,600 for taking too much money from a political action committee, a fine the campaign inaccurately stated as a payment for legal fees to the state Elections Commission, according to a published report. State law limits a candidate for lieutenant governor to […]
Staff shortage at Wisconsin prisons costing taxpayers $60M
A staffing shortage at Wisconsin prisons is pushing corrections officers to work long hours, costing taxpayers at least $60 million in overtime pay.
Judge declines new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse
A judge on Thursday refused prosecutors' request to issue a new arrest warrant for an 18-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two people during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last summer.
Legal News
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- 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
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
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