State’s high court won’t review Brown Deer road case
The state Supreme Court will not review a lawsuit over a Brown Deer road project and land acquisition.
Brown Deer fights appeal of road decision
The village of Brown Deer is seeking confirmation from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals that a reconstruction project on five roads is legal.
Judge: Brown Deer can continue street renovation project
A judge’s ruling will let Brown Deer revive a multimillion-dollar street renovation project that had been tied up in a lawsuit with angry property owners for more than a year.
Judge rules Brown Deer can build sidewalks
Brown Deer took three steps Wednesday toward prevailing in a land dispute with a group of property owners but still faces one stumbling block: the 8700 block of North Deerwood Drive.
Brown Deer, residents await judge’s ruling in road dispute
A group of Brown Deer residents and the village are expecting a judge’s ruling soon in a dispute over who owns roads targeted for a renovation project.
Milwaukee judge delays decision in Brown Deer property dispute
Five roads at the heart of a property ownership dispute in the village of Brown Deer are public highways, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Rick Sankovitz concluded Tuesday, but the lawsuit brought by the village against a group of landowners will take more time to resolve.
Brown Deer property dispute goes to trial
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Rick Sankovitz will hear arguments Monday on whether the village of Brown Deer should be compelled to use eminent domain in a land dispute with 12 property owners.
Milwaukee judges to consider prelim hearing consolidation
Felony judges in Milwaukee are considering consolidation of preliminary hearings in response to a new law that largely gutted the value of those proceedings.
Inmate screening gets mixed reviews after 2 months
Two months into the use of a comprehensive pretrial screening program for criminal offenders, Milwaukee County Court officials say the program is meeting expectations.
Bail bondsman proposal at odds with pretrial screening
A pending legislative proposal to revive a state-run bail bonds system could impede the progress of two counties’ new pretrial screening programs based on risk evaluation.
Man gets 12 years in teen’s scrap yard killing
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A judge has sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for fatally shooting a teenage boy who broke into a Milwaukee scrap yard with his friends. Fifty-four-year-old David Helton also was sentenced to four years of extended supervision Tuesday. A jury in August found Helton guilty of second-degree reckless homicide while […]
Young lawyers fill volunteer gap
At a time when some law firms are scaling back on pro bono work, Marquette University is helping to fill a gap in Milwaukee.
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