Court Watch

• 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.

• 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.