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Walker appoints two Dane County Circuit Court Judges
Gov. Scott Walker has appointed Judge Frank Remington of Madison to serve as judge for the Circuit Court of Dane County Branch 8 and Roger Allen to serve as a judge for Branch 11.
State Supreme Court won’t review homicide conviction
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has turned down a request from one of Wisconsin's most notorious convicts to review his homicide case.
High Court rules federal court erred in granting habeas corpus
A federal court erred in granting habeas corpus to a defendant where the state’s witness was unavailable, because under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act a federal court cannot overturn a state court’s decision that the state took reasonable steps to find a witness merely because the federal court identified additional steps that might have been taken.
High Court finds deportation policy ‘arbitrary and capricious’
The Board of Immigration Appeals’ policy for deciding when resident aliens may apply for discretionary relief from deportation under §212(c) is arbitrary and capricious, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
Elections board to approve Waukesha County changes
Changes in procedure made after the Waukesha County clerk failed to report thousands of votes in this spring's Wisconsin Supreme Court election were set to be approved by the state board that oversees elections.
Federal appeals court strikes down Wis. donation law (UPDATE)
A federal appeals court has struck down a Wisconsin law limiting how much any one person can donate to independent political action groups.
Necessity of Supreme Court citation rule unclear after more than 2 years
When the Wisconsin Supreme Court next year reviews its 2009 rule that allows for citation of unpublished appellate court decisions, there may be minimal evidence to determine the value of the change.
Full 8th Circuit will consider funeral protest ruling
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will take a second look at the constitutionality of a Missouri city’s ordinance restricting protests at funerals.
JOB CITES: Man replaced by machine sets scary precedent
This year, July 20 was a day that came and went seemingly unworthy of note in the world of employment law.
Does Confrontation Clause bar expert DNA testimony?
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have already looked at the issue of DNA evidence in criminal cases, with several rulings restricting prosecutors’ ability to admit such data without calling the lab analysts who prepared the tests to testify.
State Supreme Court publicly reprimands lawyer
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a public reprimand Wednesday to lawyer Michael Pierski of Muskego Legal Center LLC for failing to execute the title transfer of real estate in Milwaukee County.
Justice Prosser says he has colon illness (UPDATE)
A state Supreme Court justice said Monday he's recovering from a colon ailment and won't take up any new cases this month.
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- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- 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
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
