Under current law, in order for an image or video to be child pornography, the child must be engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Under this bill, an image or video is child pornography if it depicts the child in a…
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Wisconsin Assembly Bill 55 (AB55)
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau 2017 Wisconsin Act 184 modified the procedure for determining the placement of a sexually violent person on supervised release. One change eliminated the ability of the court to choose a county other than the person’s county…
Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property – The New York Times
The practice, known as civil forfeiture, is a popular way to raise revenue and is easily abused, and it has been the subject of widespread criticism across the political spectrum. The court’s decision will open the door to new legal…
Argument analysis: Court poised to rule for challenger in dispute over constitutionality of sex-offender law – SCOTUSblog
This morning the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a dispute over the constitutionality of a federal law that requires convicted sex offenders to return to prison for at least five years – and possibly for the rest of their…
Walker Administration Puts 181 Men on GPS, Charges Them $200 a Month, But Doesn’t Seem to be Monitoring Them | Madison365
Cook said the Department of Corrections asked Attorney General Brad Schimel to specify for the Department what “multiple convictions” means. Schimel, in a letter dated October 2017, said that multiple convictions would be anyone with more than one count of…
Mistaken GPS alert leads to former alderman’s arrest for probation violation | Local News | kenoshanews.com
There are many things that can be said about this article. The one I’d like all to take away from it is that, someone was forced to wear a device that after they obtained permission and was told that their…
Huge stakes, little difference on crime – Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin
Of these 122 opinions involving criminals, Neubauer took part in 78 and Hagedorn in 74, either singly or as part of three-judge panels. Both generally ruled against criminal defendants, rejecting arguments that evidence was improperly obtained or defendants received ineffective…
“Implied Consent” and the Fourth Amendment Go To the US Supreme Court | Sherry F. Colb | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia
What exactly does “implied consent” mean? In the Fourth Amendment area, consent—unmodified—means that a person has agreed to allow the police to do something that they might otherwise need a warrant or probable cause or some other justification to do.…
Wisconsin Lawmakers Resurrect Expungement Bill | Wisconsin News | US News
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of lawmakers is trying again to pass legislation that would allow convicts to ask judges to expunge their records. Source: Wisconsin Lawmakers Resurrect Expungement Bill | Wisconsin News | US News
Communities Continue To Rethink Sex Offender Residency Rules | Wisconsin Public Radio
The city of Brookfield is the latest municipality to change its ordinance regarding where convicted sex offenders can live. Source: Communities Continue To Rethink Sex Offender Residency Rules | Wisconsin Public Radio