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Flags to fly at half staff on Tuesday in Abrahamson’s honor
Flags will fly at half staff in Wisconsin on Tuesday in honor of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, who died on Dec. 19 at age 87. Abrahamson became the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1976 and the court’s first female chief justice in 1996. She was […]
Attorney who threatened violence against OLR investigator, client loses law license for 4 years
A Green Bay attorney who threatened violence against an OLR investigator and a client lost his law license for four years.
State Supreme Court considers certiorari-triggering event in zoning lawsuit
In a lawsuit involving a Walworth County zoning ordinance, the Wisconsin Supreme Court considered what sorts of events can lead to a certiorari-review action.
Roggensack ‘concerned’ about recent comments about courts, calls for togetherness
Chief Justice Pat Roggensack said she's "concerned" about comments made about members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, releasing a statement on Christmas Day decrying online attacks against justices and calling for togetherness.
State Supreme Court rejects COVID-19 restrictions challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a challenge of Dane County's ban on indoor gatherings in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Remembering Shirley Abrahamson: Justices, lawmakers offer condolences
After news of the death of former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, many who knew Abrahamson personally and professionally are offering their condolences.
Longtime Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Abrahamson dies (UPDATE)
Shirley Abrahamson, the longest-serving Wisconsin Supreme Court justice in state history and the first woman to serve on the high court, has died. She was 87.
Wisconsin Supreme Court questions capacity limits order (UPDATE)
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices on Thursday questioned the legality of an order issued by the state’s top health official limiting how many people can gather in bars and restaurants following the court’s decision earlier this year that a similar order couldn’t remain in effect without legislative […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit (INFOGRAPHIC)
A narrowly divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, ending Trump's legal challenges in state court about an hour before the Electoral College was to meet to cast the state's 10 votes for Biden.
Wisconsin court says voters decide if they are confined (INFOGRAPHIC)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court said Monday that it is up to each individual voter to determine for themselves whether they are "indefinitely confined" and therefore able to request and submit an absentee ballot without showing photo identification.
Wisconsin state court judge rules against Trump lawsuit (UPDATE)
President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin returns to the courtroom on Thursday, as hearings in federal and state lawsuits seek to invalidate hundreds of thousands of ballots and give the GOP-controlled Legislature the power to name Trump the winner.
Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit
A split Wisconsin Supreme Court refused on Thursday to hear President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the battleground state, saying the case must first wind its way through lower courts.
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- Congress to formally investigate Secret Service
- 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
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
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
