Wisconsin Justice Initiative

• Court Watch

  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

• Morales Hides Policies on Public Protests?

  Feb 17th, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Police procedures offered to Fire & Police Commission on handling demonstrations, rallies are heavily redacted.

• Fire & Police Commission Okays Probe

  Feb 10th, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt

  To investigate leak of police department video. But who will do investigation and how will it be funded?

• Bill to Impound Cars Costly for Cities

  Feb 3rd, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Republican bill could cost local governments $50 million per year and charge owners of autos that are stolen.

• Court Watch

  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.

• Court Watch

  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.

• FPC Leader Submitted Inaccurate Resume

  Dec 16th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Aldrete falsely stated she taught a criminal justice course for three years at MATC.

• Court Watch

  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”?

• The Sterling Brown Case

  More Details on Tasing of Bucks Player

  Nov 21st, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Officer Bojan Samardzic says he understands why Sterling Brown got upset by police treatment.

• Morales Blames ACLU Suit for Traffic Ticket Drop

  Nov 18th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Police Chief says stop-and-frisk settlement caused decline. But some question this.

• The Sterling Brown Case

  ‘Could Have Been Dead People in Walgreens.’

  Nov 11th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  One year later police officer still defends his handling of Bucks player Sterling Brown.

• Court Watch

  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.