ON THE DEFENSIVE: Planted evidence yields only harm for justice system
There is nothing that harms the integrity of the criminal justice system more than a rogue officer planting evidence.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Walker’s ‘conflict offices’ solution misses mark
Gov. Scott Walker’s recently unveiled biennial budget proposal outlines a measure to create “conflict offices” that would result in the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office retaining more criminal cases.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Civil forfeiture lucrative but open to abuse
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced the immediate termination of “equitable sharing,” a civil-asset forfeiture program run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Analyzing law enforcement’s use of deadly force
The adage that prosecutors can “indict a ham sandwich” has been called into question recently, when grand juries declined to prosecute officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in New York.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: The dangers of John Doe
The theme of Franz Kafka’s book, “The Trial,” resonates as strongly today as ever. Prosecutors have amassed powers and tools that were inconceivable even a generation ago.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Criminal law takes a toll
A prominent New Jersey criminal defense attorney, William Buckman, committed suicide in a hotel room Oct. 14.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Defense lawyers are too hard on Scalia
Justice Antonin Scalia has been the target of considerable invective, largely because of his support for the death penalty.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Police misconduct claims deserve day in court
It has become common knowledge that a Ferguson, Mo., police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black man.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Technology a constant threat to clients’ privacy
In a rare unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in Riley v. California that police must secure a warrant before searching a cellphone owned by a criminal suspect.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Children need shields from adult courts
In the past decade, there have been a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment,” as it applies to juvenile defendants.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Nation’s opiate epidemic sparks new response
In the 1980s, America faced a crack cocaine epidemic.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Recognizing a court’s inherent authority
Few motions in criminal cases cause more confusion than those based on a court’s inherent authority.
Legal News
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
- GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
- 11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
- Judge receives ethics fine after endorsing candidate
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies