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Oct 16, 2014

Milwaukee man arrested for throwing dildos at teenage girls

Konrad Peters, of Milwaukee, has been arrested for repeatedly wielding "giant" sex toys in front of minors: http://bit.ly/1od56Z7

Oct 16, 2014

BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Ghostwriting a scary, gray area

When an opposing party is pro se, I gird myself for his briefs. They’re typically long, disorganized, wandering and overwrought.

Oct 15, 2014

BENCH BLOG: Posner’s deer hunting decision on the mark

In another interesting decision, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner has allowed Native Americans to hunt deer at night, debunking concerns about safety.

Oct 15, 2014

Wis. couple accused of bringing toddler to burglary

Waupaca County sheriff's investigators are recommending child abandonment charges and numerous other counts against a man and woman accused of leaving a toddler in the vehicle while they burglarized a business.

Oct 14, 2014

Same-sex marriage a reality … now what?

On Oct. 6, Wisconsin became the latest in a growing number of states to allow same-sex couples to marry.

Oct 13, 2014

New lawyers need a good financial plan

Graduating from law school with significant student debt is nothing new for young attorneys. But according to the National Association of Law Placement, starting salaries in the legal profession have fallen 13 percent over the past six years.

Oct 13, 2014

Don Henley sues maker of T-shirt over pun

Don Henley has filed a lawsuit against the clothing maker Duluth Trading Co., claiming that the company infringed on his trademark in an email ad for its Henley T-shirt, by including the pun, "Don a Henley and Take It Easy:" http://rol.st/1p5zGih

Oct 10, 2014

BEV BUTULA: Congress.gov site adds new features

The Congress.gov website now includes live streams of House committee hearings and meetings, along with an archive to January 2012.

Oct 9, 2014

BENCH BLOG: Judges show Daubert isn’t all that complicated

In the first Wisconsin case applying the Daubert standard on admissibility of expert witness testimony, the court of appeals explains “what the Daubert rule is and what it is not.”

Oct 8, 2014

Once more, with teeth

A scene that regularly plays out in my kitchen recently took center stage in a Dane County courtroom.

Oct 8, 2014

Lights and sirens

A man and a woman have been sentenced to jail terms for having sex in a squad car after they were pulled over for drunken driving in northeastern Wisconsin: http://gbpg.net/1pIlOdV/

Oct 7, 2014

‘Sorry, want some heroin?’

Prosecutors in Montana say a man caught leaving a house he had apparently burglarized apologized to the homeowner and offered him some heroin: http://goo.gl/kCH8KR

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