Wisconsin Justice Initiative

• 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.

• 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.

• Court Watch

  State Defends Juvenile Life Sentences

  Aug 29th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  DOJ lawyers seek to dismiss ACLU suit calling this cruel and unusual punishment.

• Court Watch

  Shorewood Sued Over Inmate’s Suicide

  Aug 12th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Suit alleges unlawful detention, wrongful death of mentally ill man.

• Court Watch

  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.

• Court Watch

  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.

• Court Watch

  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.

• Court Watch

  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.