Court Watch
County Wins $2.3 Million Grant for Jail Reform
MacArthur grant funds effort to address overcrowding at county jail, House of Corrections.
Jan 29th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
City’s Pot Cases Down 17% Last Year
Milwaukee Municipal Court sees decline in marijuana cases in 2018.
Jan 28th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
1.8 Million Hours of State Prison Overtime
Cost $51 million in 2018, system badly short staffed, Evers seeks reform.
Jan 14th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
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 by Margo Kirchner
Chisholm Supports Fully Legal Pot
But only with adequate implementation and regulatory structures, he says.
Jan 2nd, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
41% of State Inmates Have Mental Health Issues
Critics decry use of prisons as dumping grounds for people with mental health problems.
Dec 14th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
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 by Margo Kirchner
State Investigators Leave Teachers in Limbo
DPI investigations may present due process problems, appeals court judge writes.
Dec 4th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
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 by Margo Kirchner
Wood County Defendants Go Without Lawyers
Common practice in county is to hold preliminary hearings without a defense attorney.
Nov 23rd, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
Borowski Transferred to Different Court
Judicial rotation for circuit court judges switches him from court where he caused a furor.
Nov 19th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
Borowski Vacates Contempt Order, Recuses Himself
Judge backs off from case where he had defense attorney handcuffed and imprisoned.
Nov 12th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
