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Joseph Mensah to resign Waukesha Sheriffs Department, leave law enforcement Original
Detective Joseph Mensah, a Waukesha County Sheriff’s detective who attracted protests and controversy for his involvement in three fatal shootings over a five year period while employed at the Wauwatosa Police Department (WPD) will resign from the Sheriff’s office. Mensah, hired to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department in 2021, issued a resignation letter on July 17. In a resignation letter, Mensah said he plans to leave the law enforcement profession all together.
On the 175th Anniversary of the Wisconsin Constitution: An Examination of the Early Court “Repairs” of a Rushed Document
The Wisconsin Constitution was a document prepared in a hurry. The fall 1848 national election was expected to be a referendum on the spread of slavery and the only way for residents of the Wisconsin Territory to vote in the national election was for Wisconsin to become a state. In order to become a state, however, Wisconsin first needed a constitution. For forty days in late December 1847 and January 1848, a constitutional convention met in Madison.
Policy or Prejudice? Examining the Historical Roots of the Governor’s Power to Remove a District Attorney
Policy or Prejudice? Examining the Historical Roots of the Governor’s Power to Remove a District Attorney The drafters of the Wisconsin Constitution wanted district attorneys to be accountable to the voters at the county level. But the state constitution also gave the governor the right to remove an individual district attorney. What happens if the governor’s view differs from the views of a county's voters?
A Fight Over Beloit Land Rights: Lincoln Versus Carpenter
Abraham Lincoln prevailed in a major property dispute against one of Wisconsin’s greatest lawyers and eventually gained an important ally to his presidential administration. In March 1856, Abraham Lincoln waded into a bitter legal dispute over land rights in Beloit, Wis.
Federal Attorneys Protecting Civil Rights: The Road Since the Civil War
With the creation of the U.S. Department of Justice in 1870, federal attorneys started to become a consolidated and professional group dedicated to defending civil rights. The author of the biography Alexander Hamilton also wants lawyers to remember 1870.
Sen. Johnson only wants to have his say on Nourse nomination
A Journal Sentinel editorial on July 20 criticized Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) for not rubber-stamping the nomination of Victoria Nourse for a seat on the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The editorial cites a letter from 53 law professors (only eight of whom teach in Wisconsin) critical of Johnson. While law professors would write on behalf of a fellow academic, the letter suffers from a fundamental misapprehension of the facts.
Dontre Hamilton federal case hinges on evidence, nothing more
Not quite a decade ago, Milwaukee was the scene for repeated protests regarding the police department. Civil rights leaders came to town, marches were held, petitions were gathered. All sought the involvement of federal prosecutors in an egregious case of alleged police misconduct against a minority citizen. The cry for "justice" was common. In 2006, the victim was Frank Jude, today, it is Dontre Hamilton.
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