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MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT: Judicial candidates make their case ahead of February primary
Wisconsinites will weigh in on the current makeup of the state Supreme Court in February as Justice Dan Kelly seeks election to a full 10-year term on the high court.
Supreme Court to decide if warrantless searches OK after OWI arrests
A case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court questions when police officers have reasonable belief to conduct searches without warrants after an arrest.
Kelly outraises opponents in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
The conservative state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly's campaign raised more than half-a-million dollars over the last half of 2019, easily outpacing his two liberal-leaning challengers.
Court hopeful Karofsky raises $227K in second half of 2019
Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful Jill Karofsky raised about $227,500 in the second half of 2019, accordin to campaign finance reports released by her campaign on Tuesday.
‘Public’ can mean 1 person, state Supreme Court rules
The term "the public" can refer to a single person, a majority of the justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled last week.
‘Really?’: Supreme Court justices disagree on invoking laches in homicide appeal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court disagreed on invoking laches in an appeal case that concerns a defendant's rights in a 2007 homicide conviction. Last week, a 4-3 majority upheld imposing laches in the case, prompting the responses "Really?" in one of the arguments.
State Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly had dozens of his political blog posts removed
Following his appointment to the bench, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly had dozens of his blog posts pulled down, including ones likening the nation’s safety net to indentured servitude and complaining President Obama’s 2012 re-election was a win for socialism, same-sex marriage, recreational marijuana and tax hikes.
Wisconsin justice drops out of voter-purge case
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly has decided he won't play any role in deciding a lawsuit demanding state election officials immediately purge more than 200,000 voter registrations.
Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to take over voter purge case
A conservative law firm asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to bypass a lower court and take the appeal of a ruling that ordered the purge of more than 200,000 voter registrations in the battleground state ahead of the 2020 election.
Supreme Court rejects new trial in 1996 double homicide, clarifies transcript procedure
In a 4-3 decision announced Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected the possibility of having a new trial in a decade-old double homicide case — a request made because of missing transcripts. In upholding an appellate court's previous decision, the majority concluded the defendant could not prevail without make a facially valid claim of arguably prejudicial error, no matter if all or part [...]
Wisconsin judge hears challenge to 234K voter registrations
A Wisconsin judge will consider Friday whether to immediately toss out the registrations of up to 234,000 voters in a lawsuit brought by conservatives in an action that could make it harder for people to vote next year in this swing state.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate gets help from Republicans
A conservative-backed incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court justice running for re-election is renting space from the state Republican Party and getting help from the GOP in circulating his nomination papers, in the latest signs of how partisan the races have become in recent years.
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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
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- 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
