Dodd bounces back from tragedy with triumphs
The biggest case of Kelly Dodd’s career started off as just another attempt to collect child support.
Waukesha circuit court staff push for improved space
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Mike Bohren says he knows what an ideal courthouse looks like, and he does not work in one.
Wis. justices suspend, reprimand attorneys
The Wisconsin Supreme Court this week suspended Milwaukee attorney Benjamin Harris and publicly reprimanded suspended Chicago attorney Lisa Webber Hicks.
State’s high court to revisit ancient documents exception
Can old construction sales invoices be self-authenticating under the ancient documents exception in part because they were stored in an attorney’s office?
Milwaukee Bar to host meet the candidates forums
The Milwaukee Bar Association is hosting two forums next month to introduce candidates running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court as well as candidates for a Milwaukee County judicial spot.
Justices meet with state lawmakers (UPDATE)
All seven members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court have met with 20 Wisconsin state lawmakers as part of the biennial tradition at the beginning of each new legislative session.
High court kicks voter ID to appellate level
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a Madison judge's ruling striking down the state's voter identification law.
Ruling puts Berlin lawsuit over mascot on hold
The Berlin Area School District's lawsuit over its high school mascot is on hold following a recent ruling involving a similar case.
Candidates for spring Supreme Court election certified
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board has certified which candidates will appear on the spring ballot.
No challenges filed to candidates in state’s high court election
No challenges have been filed to signatures submitted by candidates running for the state Supreme Court.
Wis. high court: Day care owner gets revocation hearing
The state Supreme Court has ordered a hearing for a Milwaukee day care owner who lost her license under a law designed to crack down on child care fraud.
State Supreme Court: Newspaper has right to records (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin newspaper has the right to complete copies of a county's legal bills stemming from an investigation into a former sheriff deputy's conduct, a divided state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a victory for open record advocates.
Legal News
- 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