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Former AG joins Michael Best & Friedrich
Former Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has joined Michael Best & Friedrich’s lobbying and consulting affiliate, Michael Best Strategies.
DOJ records show lab manager fired, agents suspended (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Department of Justice fired a crime victim technician last year for giving a grant applicant an unfair advantage and punished agents for a variety of reasons, including losing evidence, speaking with a suspect's family and launching an unauthorized drug investigation, records show.
DOJ quietly fired crime lab manager
The state Department of Justice quietly fired the Madison crime lab manager last summer for what agency officials called an unsatisfactory performance, citing instances of failing to address staff performance issues, misstating policies and struggling to come up with a plan to process DNA samples taken at arrest.
Van Hollen: Clerks shouldn’t charge for personal copies (UPDATE)
Wisconsin court officials who allow people to make copies of records with cellphone cameras and scanners shouldn't charge them, according to a legal opinion Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen released Tuesday.
Van Hollen says foreign land ownership OK
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen issued an opinion Friday stating Wisconsin law permits foreign ownership of land in some cases.
Van Hollen likely to say ‘no’ to state Supreme Court run
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he's probably done with serving as an elected official for a while.
Wisconsin joins multistate immigration lawsuit
Wisconsin has joined 16 other states in a joint lawsuit seeking to block President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration.
Former DCI supervisor acknowledged selling guns
A newspaper is reporting that a former state Division of Criminal Investigation supervisor has acknowledged that he built and sold guns without a federal firearms license.
DOJ to dispatch attorneys to polls
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen plans to dispatch state Justice Department attorneys and agents to polling sites across the state on Election Day to ensure compliance with state election laws.
DOJ records show agent was fired over delays
Newly released records show a state Justice Department agent that left her job over delays in assigning Internet child pornography cases was fired.
Van Hollen’s office sues Corinthian Colleges
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is suing Corinthian Colleges, alleging the for-profit education company used deceptive marketing to enroll students in a now-closed Milwaukee school.
Van Hollen abandons hope for voter ID for now
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is giving up on finding a way to get a voter photo identification law in place for the Nov. 4 election.
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- State Supreme Court backs Kaul on settlement funds
- Green Bay clerk placed on leave amid ballot probe
- DOJ warns Wisconsin over noncitizen voter rolls
- Muslim woman sues over Waukesha jail hijab policy
- Dugan appeal could stretch into 2027
- Elijah Vue’s mother seeks new attorney before 2027 trial
- Dugan avoids prison in ICE obstruction case
- Man gets probation for threatening judge on Facebook
- 47 charged in Ridglan Farms beagle raid case
- Wisconsin high court rejects voter records request
- Wisconsin Supreme Court pauses ICE detainer lawsuit
- Former EPA staff sue over First Amendment firings
Case Digests
- Mootness Doctrine-Harmless Error
- Chapter 51 Commitments Commitment-Harmless Error
- Dangerousness Standard-Criminal Competency
- Americans with Disabilities Act- Termination of parental rights
- Abuse of Discretion-Waiver to Adult Court
- Termination of Parental Rights – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Right of Survivorship-Appellate Procedure
- Judicial Vindictiveness-Sentencing
- Sentencing Discretion-No-Contact Order
- Exclusionary Rule and Blood Draw Procedures-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Plea Agreement-Criminal Procedure
- Voting Rights Act-Vote Dillution
