Van Severen Law Office, S.C.

Van Severen Law Office, S.C. Milwaukee-based criminal defense for all of southeastern Wisconsin. Criminal defense only. Available 24/7. Van Severen Law Office, S.C.

OWI, drug, s*x, homicide, firearm, and domestic violence cases. 2,600+ clients defended, and while every case differs, our commitment never does. is a law firm based in Milwaukee, WI that provides criminal defense throughout Wisconsin. Our criminal defense attorneys represent individuals facing charges ranging from disorderly conduct to homicide. No matter the seriousness or complexity of your case, our defense attorneys can help.

The case of rap icon Tupac Shakur’s killing has been unresolved for decades; now the man charged in his 1996 killing in ...
08/10/2026

The case of rap icon Tupac Shakur’s killing has been unresolved for decades; now the man charged in his 1996 killing in Las Vegas is going to trial.

The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur starts this week. The unsolved case has gripped the hip-hop world for 30 years.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency’...
08/07/2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency’s policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public by specifying any releases must be in its “best interests.”

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the public should not expect to quickly see footage of every critical incident.

A federal judge in Mississippi ruled that so-called “tower dump” warrants are unconstitutional, declining to reverse a l...
08/06/2026

A federal judge in Mississippi ruled that so-called “tower dump” warrants are unconstitutional, declining to reverse a lower court decision refusing the government’s request to obtain the search warrants in a series of violent crime investigations.

A federal judge in Mississippi ruled on Wednesday that so-called “tower dump” warrants are unconstitutional, declining to reverse a lower court decision refusing the government’s request to obtain …

Two weeks after a Madison officer shot and killed Corey Ruiz at Williamson and Baldwin, city crews backed by police and ...
08/05/2026

Two weeks after a Madison officer shot and killed Corey Ruiz at Williamson and Baldwin, city crews backed by police and state patrol cleared the memorial encampment there before dawn Tuesday. The intersection reopened at 9 a.m.

Madison city workers, police and state patrol officers cleared protesters from the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin Streets early Tuesday morning, putting an end to the encampment that had blocked off the major east side intersection since a Madison police officer shot and killed Corey R...

Vance Boelter appeared in Minnesota state court Monday for killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband....
08/04/2026

Vance Boelter appeared in Minnesota state court Monday for killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband. He's currently serving two life terms plus 40 years in federal prison. A state conviction carries mandatory life without parole.

The man serving two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to federal charges related to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband has made his initial appearance in state court.

Terry Rozier, the former NBA shooting guard at the center of a federal sports betting case, asked a judge Friday to ax t...
08/03/2026

Terry Rozier, the former NBA shooting guard at the center of a federal sports betting case, asked a judge Friday to ax two of the four criminal counts against him, citing a text message he claims should end the entire case against him.

Rozier claims a text unearthed during discovery exonerates him of criminal charges in the federal sports betting case.

Seattle has gone through four police chiefs in under three years. Shon Barnes resigned Thursday under mayoral pressure a...
07/31/2026

Seattle has gone through four police chiefs in under three years. Shon Barnes resigned Thursday under mayoral pressure after his department stayed silent for nearly five hours following a food festival shooting that killed three and wounded four.

Seattle’s police chief has resigned amid criticism that the city was slow to release key information about a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend.

Prosecutors charged Secret Service agent Marquez Pinder with attempted manslaughter after a Miami fraternity hazing left...
07/29/2026

Prosecutors charged Secret Service agent Marquez Pinder with attempted manslaughter after a Miami fraternity hazing left a University of Miami grad student in kidney failure and needing extensive skin grafts.

Marquez Christopher Pinder, 29, was placed on administrative leave, and the Secret Service is “fully cooperating with the investigation,” the agency said.

Federal judges across the country are openly calling DOJ conduct 'unlawful,' 'unethical,' and 'unseemly' in written orde...
07/28/2026

Federal judges across the country are openly calling DOJ conduct 'unlawful,' 'unethical,' and 'unseemly' in written orders. ProPublica reviewed hundreds of Trump-era cases and found this pattern happening at a scale former judges say is unprecedented.

ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.

Federal prosecutors have charged an American with destroying data after he allegedly gave border agents a duress passcod...
07/27/2026

Federal prosecutors have charged an American with destroying data after he allegedly gave border agents a duress passcode that wiped his phone. His lawyers say it may be the first case of its kind in the US.

A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.

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