JURIST
MAY 21, 2022
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin Friday unanimously ruled on the issue of individuals allowed to possess a license to carry a concealed weapon (CCW license) in the state, in effect broadening the eligibility. The post Wisconsin Supreme Court broadens eligibility to possess license to carry concealed weapon appeared first on JURIST - News.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 25, 2022
There is a controversy at the University of Wisconsin this week after the Dane County District Attorney’s Office in Wisconsin filed misdemeanor battery charges against three teens suspected in the brutal assault of a UW-Madison Chinese PhD student. The reason, however, appears a key distinction in the Wisconsin criminal code.
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The Crime Report
AUGUST 24, 2021
Wisconsin is one of a half-dozen states considering umpire and referee protection legislation this year. Wisconsin is one of a half-dozen states considering umpire and referee protection legislation this year. At least 20 states already have laws providing special criminal penalties for attacks—including verbal ones—against referees.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Kenosha County Judge Bruce Schroeder has dismissed a misdemeanor gun charge against Kyle Rittenhouse, arguing that Wisconsin’s open carry law is so confusingly written it can be interpreted to mean 17-year-olds can openly carry firearms as long as they’re not short-barrel rifles, reports the Chicago Tribune. Kyle Rittenhouse.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 14, 2021
Viterbo University in Wisconsin has been the scene of protests for months over alleged hate crimes committed on campus. 1) Whoever handles burning material in a highly negligent manner is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (2) What interested me about the case was the curious combination of criminal charges.
The Crime Report
APRIL 21, 2022
Advocates are pushing states to create updated felony standards, arguing that outdated laws, which vary wildly from state to state, are unfairly making felons out of people who committed minor crimes such as stealing a pair of shoes, reports Axios.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Wisconsin Gun Laws. They had planned to engage in a lawful transfer of gun ownership when Rittenhouse turned 18, according to the Washington Post. Wisconsin state law clearly states that lawful gun owners can “generally open carry without a permit” as long as the person wielding the “dangerous weapon” is 18 or older.
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