Court Watch

• State Defends Juvenile Life Sentences

  Aug 29th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  DOJ lawyers seek to dismiss ACLU suit calling this cruel and unusual punishment.

• Shorewood Sued Over Inmate’s Suicide

  Aug 12th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Suit alleges unlawful detention, wrongful death of mentally ill man.

• 85% of County’s Pot Cases Arrest Blacks

  Jul 29th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  And 95% were men. Dane County arrests are even more disproportionate racially.

• Racial Disparity in U.S. Attorney’s Cases

  Jul 21st, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Local gun cases they pick from District Attorney for federal prosecution slant toward black defendants.

• Court Finds County Not Liable For Assaults

  Jul 4th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Polk County Jail officer sexually assaulted female inmates but Appeals Court tosses out $2 million verdict.

• Absentee Dad Can’t Collect from Son’s Estate

  Jul 2nd, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Court rules father won’t get share of $1.4 million legal settlement in death of his son.

• Cops Can Use Lying, Trickery, Court Rules

  Jun 19th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Judges Gundrum, Neubauer approve police deceit to get confession from cognitively challenged man.

• Pot Arrests Vary Wildly By County

  Jun 17th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Some outstate counties have far more marijuana charges and felony charges per resident.

• Justice Kelly Will Run For Full Term

  May 29th, 2019 by Shawn Johnson

  Conservative appointed to Supreme Court by Walker will face two opponents in 2020.

• City Will Borrow for Police Settlement

  May 14th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Milwaukee has borrowed many millions to pay off police legal settlements in last decade.

• Will Victoriano Heredia Die In Prison?

  May 9th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Prison for life for crime at age 17. ACLU suit challenges life sentences for teens.

• Appeals Court Expands Legal Searches

  Apr 30th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Suspected drunk driver's car can be searched for other drugs. Hagedorn joins ruling.