Wisconsin competency crisis delays criminal cases
Rising mental illness cases are delaying Wisconsin criminal proceedings as competency evaluations and treatment backlogs strain the justice system.
Slender Man attacker to be released from hospital
Morgan Geyser, convicted in the Slender Man stabbing case, will be released from a Wisconsin mental hospital after a judge approved a new plan.
Legal News
- Wisconsin courts restrict AI glasses over privacy concerns
- Target sued over fatal water bead death of Wisconsin infant
- Judge dismisses Shalom Wildlife Zoo zoning lawsuit
- Wisconsin OWI prison population hits record high
- Homeowners sue Lac du Flambeau over boat launch ban
- DOJ warns Milwaukee over ICE mask ban ordinance
- 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
Case Digests
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- Insurance Coverage Exclusions-Policy Interpretation
- Writ of Mandamus-Public Records Law
- Statute of Limitations-Notice of Claim Requirements
- Contempt of Court-Family Law
- Void Lease-Periodic Tenancy
- Landlord Tenant Law-Rent Recovery
- Double Jeopardy-Criminal Procedure
- OWI-Probable Cause
- Injunction bonds-Forfeiture
- Sufficiency of Evidence-Right to Testify
- Postconviction Relief-Procedural Bars


