Wisconsin Justice Initiative
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Court Watch
Chisholm Supports Fully Legal Pot
Jan 2nd, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
But only with adequate implementation and regulatory structures, he says.
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Everyone Wants Legal Pot!
Dec 31st, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
A majority in all 19 Milwaukee communities favored legal pot in November referendum.
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Court Watch
41% of State Inmates Have Mental Health Issues
Dec 14th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
Critics decry use of prisons as dumping grounds for people with mental health problems.
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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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Court Watch
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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Court Watch
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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Court Watch
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.
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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 Watch
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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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.
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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.
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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.