Federal judge rules for students with disabilities in age-cutoff case
Minnesota students with disabilities receiving special education services through public schools are entitled to school instruction on all days in an academic year leading up to their 22nd birthdays.
Woman accused of pepper spraying four Chicago Police Officers first to be sent home under state’s cashless bail system
After years of debate, Illinois has become the first state to eliminate cash bail.
Computers seized from city treasurer’s office
Seizure was a part of an investigation into allegations of misconduct.
Iowa State auditor says Vos’s redistricting plan isn’t from Iowa
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand said Wisconsin Republican's redistricting plan is "not the Iowa model."
Sheriff’s deputy faces lawsuit after K-9 attacked fellow officer
A police dog mistakenly bit a police officer instead of subduing a fleeing suspect.
8th Circuit sides with cop accused of 1st Amendment retaliation arrest
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a police officer accused of arresting a man as retaliation for using his First Amendment right to free speech.
High court: Car search justified
Police had probable cause to search a man’s vehicle after an informant told them he had a gun inside,
Petition filed to block Trump from Minnesota’s 2024 ballot
A group of Minnesota voters filed a legal challenge Tuesday to try to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s presidential ballot next year.
Regardless of immigration status, people in Minnesota can begin applying for driver’s licenses
People living in Minnesota without legal immigration status can now begin the process of getting their driver's license by making an appointment for their written driver's test, state officials announced at a news conference Thursday.
Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it
Critics of cash bail as a condition of pretrial release say it is especially unfair to Black people and other people of color.
Migrant arrested over bathroom access protest
A young migrant mother from Venezuela is facing felony charges after she allegedly blocked traffic and scuffled with police officers outside a Chicago police station Saturday.
Minnesota People & Practices: Sept. 11, 2023
UW Madison Law grad Alexa Thomas joins DeWitt LLP
Legal News
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
Case Digests
- Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes
- Separation of Powers- Legislative Oversight of Executive Actions
- Notice of Recommitment and Involuntary Medication Hearings
- Firearm Possession-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Motion for Substitute Counsel
- Jury Instructions
- Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- Fourth and 14th Amendment Rights-Parental Medical Neglect
- Eminent Domain
- Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claim-§1983 claim
- Employment Law- Title VII
- Employment Law