ON THE DEFENSIVE: Defense of liberty should face no obstacles
Criminal defense attorneys have few tools they can use to learn about the prosecution’s case.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Legislature should clarify expunction complexities
Under Wisconsin law, certain young offenders are entitled to have their criminal conviction expunged from their record.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Criminal justice system powerless against addiction
There is a crisis in this country. Considerable numbers of otherwise good people have become addicted to opiates.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: The need for restorative justice
In 1993, the Wisconsin Constitution was amended to give crime victims certain privileges.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Walker fails with decision to bypass pardons
Since he was elected governor, Scott Walker has not appointed a single person to Wisconsin’s Pardon Advisory Board.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Attorneys should have freedom to discuss jury nullification
Every day, in criminal trials throughout the state, juries are instructed as follows: “If you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the [elements of the crime] have been proved, you should find the defendant guilty. If you are not so satisfied, you must find[...]
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Manslaughter is not the answer for co-sleeping deaths
Milwaukee recently saw its 11th co-sleeping death this year. In response, County Supervisor Mark Borkowski suggested state legislators enact new laws that would permit prosecutors to bring “manslaughter” charges against parents who cause the death of a child thro[...]
ON THE DEFENSIVE: The perils of parallel construction
In criminal prosecutions, defendants often feel as if they are fighting an impossible battle.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: The dangerous reach of civil forfeiture laws
Law enforcement officers for years have taken advantage of overly broad civil forfeiture laws.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Supreme Court ruling breaks the silence
Most lawyers have assumed that the Constitution is unambiguous in preserving one’s right to remain silent.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Searching for justice in the justice system
More than half of all black men in Milwaukee County have spent time in prison, according to a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee study.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Big Brother is listening
Congress hatched the idea of fusion centers in the aftermath of the Sept.11, 2011, terrorist attacks.
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