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High court’s decision could reverse precedent
Could the threat of a lawsuit slow down a fireman racing to the scene of a blazing home or discourage a fledgling paramedic from entering his chosen profession?
State’s high court picks up 3 new cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday voted to accept three cases and to deny review of 39.
Malpractice stats don’t support fears about informed-consent law (UPDATE)
Lawmakers are arguing a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decision warrants a change in decades-old law to prevent rises in malpractice suits filed and the practice of “defensive medicine.”
Abrahamson longest serving justice in state’s history
Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson became the longest-serving Wisconsin Supreme Court justice in state history Wednesday after 36 years, seven months and four days on the job.
GOP proposal would change informed consent law
Doctors would not be required to give patients as much information about alternative treatments available to them under a Republican-sponsored bill on a fast track in the Legislature.
Prosser says dissention on high court overblown
A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice says discord on the high court is greatly exaggerated.
TV spending on Supreme Court race tops $1M
Spending on television advertising in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race won by Justice Pat Roggensack topped $1 million.
Voters give Roggensack a 2nd term
It was out with the new and in with the old in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, which saw the incumbent easily defeat a challenger who was not as well-funded.
State Supreme Court suspends attorney for 10 months
The state Supreme Court has suspended Jeffrey Reitz’s law license for 10 months, primarily for trust account rules violations.
Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts six new cases, denies 53
The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted to accept six new cases, four of which originated in Milwaukee County. The court also acted to deny review in 53 cases.
Spending subdued in state’s high court race
What if they held a Wisconsin Supreme Court election and nobody spent staggering sums trying to influence its outcome?
Late ad push for Roggensack in court race
A new report on TV ad spending in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race shows Justice Pat Roggensack with nearly three times the support of challenger Ed Fallone as the race winds down.
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- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- 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
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property
