Wisconsin 4th in nation per capita for people wrongfully convicted.
NEWS OF WISCONSIN (AND SOMETIMES POINTS BEYOND)
Special prosecutor rejects jury recommendation, won’t charge officers in police custody death
Derek Williams is dead, but they’ll walk.
Via WISN.
Accused daughter-killer may admit killings, contend he’s nuts
Infamous Aaron Schaffhausen.
Via WEAU.
Walker Admin leaves hundreds of pardon requests unreviewed
Exercise the discretion of doing nothing.
Did the WISGOP defy a federal court and delete redistricting files?
Signs point to yes.
Via WKOW.
Parts of Act 10 still unconstitutional
State of Wisconsin will have to keep appealing.
Did the Walker John Doe probe use the wrong standard of proof?
High hurdles.
Via MAL contends.
Sen. Baldwin wary of assault weapons ban
Purple, rather than a blue, state.
Via WQOW.
Dem Sen. Erpenbach open to GOP deal on Medicare
Bipartisan cred.
Via Channel 3000.
Federal judicial panel requires GOP to turn over redistricting computers
The Legislature “must make these three computers available in their entirety immediately” to the groups suing the state, the three judges wrote.
“The computers are extremely likely to contain relevant and responsive materials that should have been disclosed during pretrial discovery. Moreover, Plaintiffs have established that substantial numbers of documents were not disclosed, which satisfies the court that some form of ‘fraud, misrepresentation, or misconduct’ likely occurred,” the unanimous opinion said.
Walker Admin finds union allies
Split.
Via Capital Times.
Inquest jury recommends charging Milwaukee officers for police custody death
Three Milwaukee police officers involved in the arrest of Derek Williams, who died in July 2011 after gasping for air in the back of a squad car, intentionally failed to help him and should face misdemeanor charges, a jury concluded at an inquest Thursday.
Deliberations
For the first time in more than two decades, a Milwaukee County inquest jury in a police-custody death case heard two arguments Wednesday: One in favor of criminal charges and one against.
Both arguments – equally compelling – were made by special prosecutor John Franke after seven days of testimony in the case of Derek Williams, who died in police custody in July 2011.
Jurors are being asked to decide whether three officers should be charged with the misdemeanor crime of failure to render aid by a law enforcement officer in connection with Williams’ death. The officers are Richard Ticcioni, who put his knee on Williams’ back during the arrest; and Jeffrey Cline and Jason Bleichwehl, who each spent time in the front of the squad car while Williams gasped for air in the back.
GOP bills would let firms cut worker hours without union talks
Under Assembly Bill 15 and Senate Bill 26, a company that lost a portion of its business could seek state approval to reduce workers’ hours. A firm that lost 20 percent of its business could identify a group of affected workers and cut them back to four days a week, instead of laying off 20 percent of them, Griffiths said. Those whose hours were reduced could collect unemployment benefits to replace some of their lost wages, and benefits would not be affected, Griffiths said.
Disgraced former D.A. Kratz settles out of court
Accused of sexually harassing a crime victim.
Via WHBY.
