Wisconsin Justice Initiative
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Jailed Shorewood Cop Has New Police Job
Sep 20th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
Officer Cody Smith falsified documents, lied repeatedly after inmate hung himself in jail.
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State Defends Juvenile Life Sentences
Aug 29th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
DOJ lawyers seek to dismiss ACLU suit calling this cruel and unusual punishment.
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Shorewood Sued Over Inmate’s Suicide
Aug 12th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
Suit alleges unlawful detention, wrongful death of mentally ill man.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cops Can Use Lying, Trickery, Court Rules
Jun 19th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
Judges Gundrum, Neubauer approve police deceit to get confession from cognitively challenged man.
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Pot Arrests Vary Wildly By County
![Marijuana plant. Photo by Jennifer Martin (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://urbanmilwaukee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Marijuana_Plant_03.jpg)
Jun 17th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
Some outstate counties have far more marijuana charges and felony charges per resident.
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City Will Borrow for Police Settlement
May 14th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
Milwaukee has borrowed many millions to pay off police legal settlements in last decade.
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Will Victoriano Heredia Die In Prison?
May 9th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
Prison for life for crime at age 17. ACLU suit challenges life sentences for teens.
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Appeals Court Expands Legal Searches
Apr 30th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
Suspected drunk driver's car can be searched for other drugs. Hagedorn joins ruling.
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City Carries Shelton to Victory
Apr 5th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
Candidate for circuit court judge lost the suburbs, but won city by huge margin.
