In the year 2010, the most recent year for which there are statistics available, 87,606 motor vehicle accidents occurred inside of road construction work zones. Of those, 0.6 percent resulted in fatality. Another 30 percent resulted in injury. Some are instances in which drivers failed to follow safe driving rules, but there are also others that […]
Since the inception of the “War on Crime,” drug arrests have steadily increased across the nation – until recently. Some states have started to lean more toward treatment, rather than punishment. And, as indicated by data from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, the number of drug arrests in Wisconsin have decreased dramatically over the last four years. […]
Automobiles have come a long way in preventing deaths over the last few decades. This is mostly due to the extensive research and work done regarding head and chest injuries, which are the most likely to cause a crash fatality. Unfortunately, a new study suggests that those very same advancements that have reduced head and […]
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On November 14, 2016, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin granted the defense motion for release of Brendan Dassey. This ruling follows the court’s August 12, 2016 grant of habeas corpus relief in Dassey v. Dittmann, 2016 WL 4257386 (E.D. Wis. 2016). The federal court granted habeas relief due to false promises that had been made […]
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