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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.
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- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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