Sustaining an injury due to an accident can be traumatic. As a victim, you may be entitled to compensation for the damage and injuries you sustained, but knowing how to access this compensation can be difficult. In many cases, insurance companies will only offer to pay the minimum amount possible, and in reality, insurance companies […]
The use of fake Identification to purchase alcoholic beverages is not a new problem in the State of Wisconsin; however it is one in which a new law may change the outlook of Wisconsin bar and liquor store owners. Some Wisconsin law enforcement officials have found that retailers have a low compliance rate with regard […]
Question: What is the difference between a felony and misdemeanor charge? A crime is a violation of the law that could result in a period of incarceration as a possible punishment. Crimes are considered either misdemeanors or felonies, and of the two, felonies are the most serious that can carry a possible prison sentence. In Wisconsin felonies […]
Earlier this summer, a GRGB attorney was asked to be an alumni blogger for the MU Law School Faculty Blog. Here is what she had to say in her second blog: A group of friends and I email each other links to news articles on a regular basis. Sometimes the articles are about interesting, funny, or […]
Recent issues within the National Football League have brought the problem of domestic violence to the forefront of the national conversation. While many of the NFL’s incidents have related to spousal abuse, at least one player has been implicated in a child abuse scandal. The player argues that he was merely physically disciplining his child, […]
Many people assume that the majority of criminal sentences are issued by a judge after a trial where both sides have had a full opportunity to tell their sides of the story, but that does not happen as often as people think. In reality, the majority of criminal sentences of the United States are assigned […]
One of the murkiest areas of criminal law is that of self-defense. American law has long recognized the right of people to protect themselves from attackers in certain circumstances, but at the same time courts have been afraid of extending that right too far, citing concerns about vigilante justice and unnecessary violence. Three years ago, the […]
Wisconsin law requires police officers to take steps to inform people accused of operating while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI). Among these steps is the requirement that police provide a form known as an Informing the Accused from. This form informs a driver that the police would like to test them for alcohol […]
The U.S. Constitution provides people who are taken into police custody with a variety of rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. However, because of the complex legal nature of these rights, the Supreme Court has required officers to read a short explanation of these rights to people being taken into […]
For many people, the mention of white collar crime conjures up images of corporate executives undertaking shady accounting practices and then shredding their paper trail. White collar crime does not normally bring to mind fishermen and fishing regulations, but the U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case, Yates v. U.S., that could expand a major law […]