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Chicago man sentenced to prison after being caught with ‘Trump Gun’
On Tuesday, a Federal judge in Chicago sentenced Sheldon Bains to three years in prison, according to court documents obtained by the Wisconsin Law Journal. According to court documents, a parole officer visited Bains’ Chicago home and located a "Trump gun" hidden under a mattress. The pistol featured Donald Trump’s face en[...]
Admissibility of Evidence
7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: United States of America v. Anthony Gay Case No.: 23-2097 Officials: Easterbrook, Hamilton, and Kolar, Circuit Judges. Focus: Admissibility of Evidence Gay, a convicted felon, was found guilty of possessing firearms and ammunition, offenses he was barred from due to prior convic[...]
New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
Alongside state and local law enforcement partners in Chicago, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Director Steven Dettelbach of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced Wednesday the opening of a new Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) in Chicago. “Chicago's expanded crime gun intelligence[...]
Remand to State Court
7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Keely Roberts v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Case No.: 23-2992 Officials: Easterbrook, Hamilton, and Kolar, Circuit Judges. Focus: Remand to State Court Following the Highland Park, IL shooting perpetrated by Robert Eugene Crimo III, who used a Smith & Wesson M&P15 r[...]
FBI launches criminal investigation into Key Bridge collapse
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has formally launched a criminal investigation into the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. As previously reported on March 26, a container ship struck the bridge, killing six people and destroying the bridge --- a key section of Interstate 695, refereed to by locals as 'The [...]
Judge refuses to dismiss Hunter Biden’s gun case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Delaware refused Friday to throw out a federal gun case against Hunter Biden, rejecting the president's son's claim that he is being prosecuted for political purposes as well as other arguments. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika's ruling increases the prospect that Biden could face trial[...]
Ruling puts Milwaukee new security personnel ordinance on hold
A judge will decide April 17 if an injunction against the implementation of a new City of Milwaukee ordinance regarding security personnel will stay in place throughout the duration of a legal challenge. On March 21, the Milwaukee Common Council passed an ordinance regarding employees whose job responsibility is to maintain the se[...]
New opportunity for conservative majority on Wisconsin Supreme Court with Bradley departure
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The longest-serving current Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and member of its liberal majority announced Thursday that she will not seek another term, setting up a high-stakes fight for control of the battleground state's highest court. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley's decision comes as a surprise after she had [...]
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley reflects on First Term
Sworn into office in May of 2020, David Crowley became the youngest county executive in the history of Milwaukee County and the first Black leader elected to serve in the role. On Tuesday, County Executive Crowley was reelected to a second term with 85% of the vote. During his first term in office, Crowley has delivered major investm[...]
New Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds change in approval of U.S. Supreme Court
By Marquette University Communications A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that 47% of adults approve of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing, while 53% disapprove. This is the highest approval of the Court since January 2023, when it was also 47% with 53% disapproving. The last time approval was greater tha[...]
Winnebago County District Attorney Eric Sparr says no charges for officers in death of Lawrence Drennan
Winnebago County District Attorney Eric Sparr announced last week there will be no criminal charges for police officers regarding the death of Lawrence Drennan. The incident occurred on February 2, 2024, in the Town of Nekimi, Wis. Officers with the North Fond du Lac Police department stopped Drennan's vehicle in February. Dren[...]
Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
By Elliot Hughes [email protected] The Milwaukee Common Council passed an ordinance Tuesday (March 19) requiring private security guards to obtain a license and a bonding agreement — legislation crafted in reaction to the shooting death of Isaiah Allen last August. “Isaiah Allen tragically lost his life at the hands of[...]
Milwaukee officers shoot, critically wound man when he fires at them during pursuit, police say
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police officers responding to reports of gunfire shot and critically wounded a 20-year-old man overnight after he fled the scene on foot and fired at officers, police said Monday. After police received 911 calls about gunshots in the area late Sunday, officers arrived at the scene and found an armed su[...]
Attorney asks federal judge to reconsider tossing Jay Anderson Jr. claim in Mensah case
By Bridget Fogarty, [email protected] An attorney for the families of three people of color killed in five years by former Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah has asked a federal judge to reconsider his dismissal of one family's claim and bring the case before a jury. Attorney Kimberly Motley filed a motion for reconsider[...]
Sufficiency of Evidence
7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: United States of America v. Shamone White Case No.: 23-1315 Officials: Scudder, St. Eve, and Lee, Circuit Judges. Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence White was convicted by a jury of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug traffic[...]
3 indicted in straw purchase of gun linked to slaying
By North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Federal grand jurors recently indicted three North Carolina residents in the straw purchase of a gun used in a homicide in February in Raleigh. Charging documents say that the gun was one of two bought in straw purchases Jan. 20 at a gun show in Raleigh. One of the guns, a .40-caliber pist[...]
Cops sentenced for torturing and abusing Black men
Six now former Mississippi law enforcement officers were sentenced this week for torturing and abusing two Black men in Mississippi, the Department of Justice tells the Wisconsin Law Journal. The following former officers received prison sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years. Christian Dedmon, 29, former Narcotics Inves[...]
A judge tosses claims against a former Wisconsin police officer who killed 3 people in five years
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed two of three claims against a former Wisconsin police officer who killed three people of color in five years. The families of Antonio Gonzales, Jay Anderson and Alvin Cole filed federal lawsuits in 2021 and 2022 against former Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah and the city'[...]
Evidence-Sentencing Guidelines
7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: United States of America v. Anthony Bender, Jr. Case No.: 23-1878 Officials: Rovner, Brennan, and Pryor, Circuit Judges. Focus: Evidence-Sentencing Guidelines Anthony Bender, Jr. was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm, resulting in a 96-month prison sentence. The conv[...]
Man charged in Wisconsin sports bar killings pleads not guilty
ELKHORN, Wis. (AP) — A man charged with killing a bartender and her husband at a southern Wisconsin sports bar has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Attorney Russell Jones entered the plea Friday for Thomas A. Routt, 57, of Elkhorn to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, robbery, attempted first-degree [...]
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