Appeals Court Upholds Inmates’ Bodily Privacy
Prison training exercise forced women inmates to undergo strip searches.
Sep 14th, 2020
Experts Say Legal System Impedes Police Reform
Plaintiffs suing police face multiple hurdles, so it's difficult to punish bad cops, some argue.
Jul 7th, 2020
High Court Weakens Suspect Line-Up Rules
Roggensack decision allows police to use single-person showups rather than multi-person lineups.
Dec 26th, 2019
Drunk Driving Offense Not Expunged, Court Rules
State Supreme Court says expunged OWI conviction can count against defendants sentenced for a new offense.
Jan 9th, 2019
Punished By Probation Agents For 20 Years
Appeals court rules that man repeatedly denied probation and jailed due to gross negligence can sue.
Dec 7th, 2018
Do Defense Lawyers Overlook Childhood Trauma?
Too many fail to investigate mitigating evidence of such trauma, says national expert in MU Law School speech.
Nov 25th, 2018
Court Strips Workers of $10 Million Award
Federal appeals court says Pewaukee company's arbitration clause bars joint claim by employees for wage, hour violations.
Nov 6th, 2018
State ‘Cocaine Mom’ Law Reinstated
Federal court overrules state court decision voiding law allowing jailing of drug-using mothers.
Jun 25th, 2018
Law Prof Calls for Sentencing Reform
75 million adults have criminal records, lose many rights, disqualified from jobs.
Nov 15th, 2017
Foxconn Law Transforms State Courts
Company gets more and quicker access, while everyone else waits for justice.
Oct 12th, 2017
Cocaine Law Can Still Jail Pregnant Women
Federal judge overruled "cocaine mom" law, but state appeal overruled his injunction.
Sep 11th, 2017
Ron Johnson’s Hypocrisy on Federal Judgeship
Violates his pledge and adopts policy he once condemned to get conservative appointed judge.
Aug 22nd, 2017
