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16 Court Cases
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Jul 09, 2025
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

KRC v. State: Miranda Rights During School Interrogations

We filed an amicus brief asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to protect students' constitutional rights when police question them at school.
Court Case
Jun 06, 2025
Gavel
  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Religious Freedom in Milwaukee County Jail and CRC

We sent an open records request concerning religious freedom in county jail facilities.
Court Case
Dec 13, 2024
Gavel
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Rule Petition 24-05: Public Interest Legal Services Fund

Court Case
Oct 07, 2024
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Rule Petition 24-02: Interpreters in Municipal Court Proceedings

We filed comments with the Wisconsin Supreme Court supporting a proposed new rule which would require that interpreters be provided to non-English speakers in all municipal court proceedings.
Court Case
Jun 10, 2024
Gavel
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Department of Corrections Must Keep Families Together

The Wisconsin DOC legally must provide programming to incarcerated parents that allows them physical custody of their children for the first year of life.
Court Case
Sep 01, 2022
Gavel
  • Strengthening Democracy|
  • +1 Issue

WJI v. WEC: Informing Voters of What’s on the Ballot

We argued that Marsy’s law wasn’t fully, properly, or accurately presented to Wisconsin voters, leading voters to make a decision about a proposal about which they were not fully informed.
Court Case
Jun 14, 2021
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Jones’ El v. Berge: Conditions at “Supermax” in Boscobel

As a result of our lawsuit, the supermax prison was restricted from housing mentally ill prisoners and required to grant the same rights as other max security prisons.
Court Case
Apr 10, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers v. Tony Evers: Prison COVID Crisis

We filed a lawsuit in the Wisconsin Supreme Court seeking the release of elderly and vulnerable people from state prisons in order to avoid a dangerous outbreak that would further strain the state’s health care capacity and put public health at risk.
Court Case
Jul 16, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Collins v. The City of Milwaukee: Reforming Stop-and-Frisks

In 2018, we reached a settlement with MPD to reform their unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices.
Court Case
Jul 09, 2025
Gavel
Court Case
Jul 09, 2025
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

KRC v. State: Miranda Rights During School Interrogations

We filed an amicus brief asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to protect students' constitutional rights when police question them at school.
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Court Case
Jun 06, 2025
Gavel
Court Case
Jun 06, 2025
  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Religious Freedom in Milwaukee County Jail and CRC

We sent an open records request concerning religious freedom in county jail facilities.
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Court Case
Dec 13, 2024
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Court Case
Dec 13, 2024
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Rule Petition 24-05: Public Interest Legal Services Fund

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Court Case
Oct 07, 2024
Gavel
Court Case
Oct 07, 2024
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Rule Petition 24-02: Interpreters in Municipal Court Proceedings

We filed comments with the Wisconsin Supreme Court supporting a proposed new rule which would require that interpreters be provided to non-English speakers in all municipal court proceedings.
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Court Case
Jun 10, 2024
Gavel
Court Case
Jun 10, 2024
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Department of Corrections Must Keep Families Together

The Wisconsin DOC legally must provide programming to incarcerated parents that allows them physical custody of their children for the first year of life.
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Court Case
Sep 01, 2022
Gavel
Court Case
Sep 01, 2022
  • Strengthening Democracy|
  • +1 Issue

WJI v. WEC: Informing Voters of What’s on the Ballot

We argued that Marsy’s law wasn’t fully, properly, or accurately presented to Wisconsin voters, leading voters to make a decision about a proposal about which they were not fully informed.
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Court Case
Jun 14, 2021
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Court Case
Jun 14, 2021
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Jones’ El v. Berge: Conditions at “Supermax” in Boscobel

As a result of our lawsuit, the supermax prison was restricted from housing mentally ill prisoners and required to grant the same rights as other max security prisons.
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Court Case
Apr 10, 2020
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Court Case
Apr 10, 2020
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers v. Tony Evers: Prison COVID Crisis

We filed a lawsuit in the Wisconsin Supreme Court seeking the release of elderly and vulnerable people from state prisons in order to avoid a dangerous outbreak that would further strain the state’s health care capacity and put public health at risk.
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Court Case
Jul 16, 2019
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Court Case
Jul 16, 2019
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Collins v. The City of Milwaukee: Reforming Stop-and-Frisks

In 2018, we reached a settlement with MPD to reform their unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices.
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