Constitutional Law Criminal Law Wisconsin 
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
In covering the motions hearing last week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, I noted a surprising comment from Judge Bruce Schroeder that he had “spent hours” with the Wisconsin gun law and could not state with certainty what it means in this case. Criminal laws are supposed to be interpreted narrowly.
Constitutional Law Reporter
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
While none of the cases are considered “blockbusters,” the Court considered key issues related to employment, securities, healthcare, and white-collar criminal law. Below is a brief summary of the questions before the Court: Wisconsin Bell, Inc. United States, ex rel.
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JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
In coverage of this trial, one would think that there were parallel trials occurring in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Any first-year law student knows that you cannot comment on the silence of a Mirandized defendant after an arrest under the Fifth Amendment – let alone ignore a court order. Wisconsin has a strong self-defense standard.
The Crime Report
MARCH 18, 2022
The law professors detail that the small arms race arises from three main “troubling” legal implications, and it’s looking at the examples of Wisconsin and Georgia’s laws that “exemplify this perilous confluence.”. Guha Krishnamurthi is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
There also were glaring prosecution blunders, including a potentially case-ending violation of a court order — and long-standing constitutional law — in using Rittenhouse’s post-arrest silence against him. A strikingly different image of the victims and shootings quickly emerged.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 12, 2022
He was arrested for fraud in Wisconsin. An informant known as “Big Dan” was paid over $50,000 to get the conspiracy going, including paying for the defendants to travel to Wisconsin to “train.” Then there was the key informant, Stephen Robeson. It then went from odd to unbelievable.
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