Strang: Pay for court-appointed defense lawyers ‘an insult’
One of the attorneys who represented Steven Avery in his murder trial nearly a decade ago is calling the $40-an-hour rate that court-appointed lawyers get to defend indigent clients "an insult." The...
View ArticleAttorneys demand return of John Doe documents, investigation
Attorneys who fought a now-closed probe into Republican Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign asked the state Supreme Court on Friday to order prosecutors to return all documents seized in the case...
View ArticleFoundry, supervisors indicted in asbestos exposure probe (UPDATE)
Grede Foundry and three supervisors have been indicted for allegedly obstructing an investigation into asbestos exposure to workers at the company's now-shuttered facility in Berlin. The post Foundry,...
View ArticleProsecutors: No merit to Avery trial request
Prosecutors say there's no merit to a request for a new trial for a Wisconsin man who was the subject of the hit Netflix series "Making a Murderer." The post Prosecutors: No merit to Avery trial...
View ArticleCrossing the aisle: Lawyers find prosecutors, government defense attorneys...
Contrary to what some might assume, Rusk County District Attorney Annette Barna didn't find her transition from being the only public defender in Rusk County to the top prosecutor to be a huge leap....
View ArticleSteven Avery lawyers help start non-profit to reform use of forensic science
A University of Wisconsin Law School professor and Steven Avery’s former lawyers have begun a non-profit foundation dedicated to reforming how forensic science is used in the criminal-justice system....
View ArticleRittenhouse lawyers’ trial playbook: Don’t ‘crusade,’ defend
Soon after a Wisconsin jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges against him, defense attorney Mark Richards took a swipe at his predecessors, telling reporters that their tactics — leaning into...
View ArticleStrang, Buting want clemency for Dassey
Dean Strang and Jerry Buting have sent a letter to Gov. Tony Evers urging him to exercise his constitutional power to free Brendan Dassey by commuting his sentence. The post Strang, Buting want...
View Article‘Convicting a murderer’ rebuttal to ‘Making a Murderer’ filled with rumors,...
New series receives mix of praise and criticism. The post ‘Convicting a murderer’ rebuttal to ‘Making a Murderer’ filled with rumors, speculation and corner bar gossip, former defense attorney says...
View ArticleSteven Avery’s legal team files appellate brief
Chicagoland-based attorney Kathleen Zellner, legal counsel for Steven Avery, filed a motion Friday with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals-District II, seeking alternative remedies after previous requests...
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