Court Watch

• State High Court Suspends Jury Trials

  Mar 23rd, 2020 by Shawn Johnson

  In blistering dissent, Justice Rebecca Bradley says court 'nullifies our Constitution.’

• Wisconsin Court System Slows to A Crawl

  Mar 19th, 2020 by Henry Redman

  State courts cancel all "non-essential" duties. Is the justice system still functioning?

• Deputy City Attorney Accused of Racism

  Mar 11th, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Defense attorney calls for investigation of Deputy City Attorney Jan Smokowicz.

• State Adds 12 New Circuit Court Branches

  Mar 7th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding

  Bill signed by Gov. Evers makes first additions in a decade.

• Kelly, Karofsky Divide the County

  Feb 24th, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Karofsky wins Milwaukee and North Shore, Kelly wins southern suburbs in high court race.

• Police Officer Denies Stepping on Sterling Brown

  Feb 19th, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt

  But video shows he did. More testimony from controversial 2018 arrest of Bucks player

• Most Muni Court Pot Cases Charged Blacks in 2019

  Jan 27th, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt

  39% of city’s population is charged with 77% of Municipal Court’s pot possession cases.

• Q&A With Circuit Court Candidates

  Jan 23rd, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Blomme, Dedinsky and Whitney make their case for election to Branch 5. Part 1 of two-part story.

• Officer Threatened to Tow Brown’s Car

  Dec 30th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  In testimony police sergeant admits no legal basis for threats against Bucks player Sterling Brown.

• High Court Weakens Suspect Line-Up Rules

  Dec 26th, 2019 by Margo Kirchner

  Roggensack decision allows police to use single-person showups rather than multi-person lineups.

• Blacks More at Risk for Pot Prosecution

  Dec 3rd, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  7% of state population but 21% of charges. Cannabis “the drug of the privileged”?

• Milwaukee Traffic Tickets Down 46%

  Oct 30th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Ticket-writing jumped in 2018 amid outrage about reckless driving, but way down in 2019.