Wisconsin Justice Initiative

• Court Watch

  225 Substitution Requests Against One Judge!

  Oct 18th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  All filed in last year against new Circuit Judge Kristy Yang, elected in April 2017.

• Court Watch

  Appeals Court Revives Girls Prison Lawsuit

  Oct 15th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Teen girls put in isolation for months, attempted suicide, at state’s Copper Lake facility.

• Court Watch

  Court Reverses $6.7 Million Rape Verdict

  Sep 17th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Federal appeals court rules county not liable for employee raping county jail inmate.

• Court Watch

  18-Year-Old Hangs Himself, Lacked Lawyer

  Sep 13th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Case spotlights state’s constitutional crisis, inadequate funding for appointed counsel.

• Court Watch

  Life Sentence For Juvenile OK, Court Says

  Aug 31st, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Man who killed woman when he was 16 gets life plus 32 years. Appeal court upholds it.

• Pot Referendums on November Ballot

  Aug 30th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  15 counties, two cities have referendums on legalizing medical or all marijuana use.

• Experts Question Schimel’s School Safety Grants

  Aug 22nd, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Sending mental health professionals to training designed for security officers?

• Court Watch

  Bail Jumping Charges Soar in Some Counties

  Jul 20th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Iowa, Chippewa and Eau Claire counties the worst, but Milwaukee has many, too.

• Court Watch

  The Plague of Bail Jumping Charges

  Jul 12th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  134% increase in such charges in state since 2000 may force innocent people to plead guilty.

• Court Watch

  State ‘Cocaine Mom’ Law Reinstated

  Jun 25th, 2018 by Margo Kirchner

  Federal court overrules state court decision voiding law allowing jailing of drug-using mothers.

• Court Watch

  Judge Overrules Traffic Stop Arrest

  Jun 18th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Milwaukee police officers had no grounds for interrogating driver, appeals judge rules.

• County Board Okays Pot Referendum

  May 25th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Hope is that advisory referendum will push state legislators to act.