Wisconsin Justice Initiative

• Court Watch

  Punished By Probation Agents For 20 Years

  Dec 7th, 2018 by Margo Kirchner

  Appeals court rules that man repeatedly denied probation and jailed due to gross negligence can sue.

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  Do Defense Lawyers Overlook Childhood Trauma?

  Nov 25th, 2018 by Margo Kirchner

  Too many fail to investigate mitigating evidence of such trauma, says national expert in MU Law School speech.

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  Borowski Transferred to Different Court

  Nov 19th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Judicial rotation for circuit court judges switches him from court where he caused a furor.

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  Borowski Under Pressure on Contempt Order

  Nov 9th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Public Defenders Office calls on judge to vacate controversial order and jailing of lawyer.

• A Sweep for Marijuana Referendums!

  Nov 7th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  On 18 county and city ballots, all approved by up to 88% of voters.

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  Court Strips Workers of $10 Million Award

  Nov 6th, 2018 by Margo Kirchner

  Federal appeals court says Pewaukee company's arbitration clause bars joint claim by employees for wage, hour violations.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  18-Year-Old Hangs Himself, Lacked Lawyer

  Sep 13th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

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

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  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.