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Jun 23, 2022

Supreme Court rules out suing police for Miranda violations

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that law enforcement officers can't be sued when they violate the rights of criminal suspects by failing to provide the familiar Miranda warning before questioning them.

Jun 23, 2022

Supreme Court expands gun rights, striking New York limits

In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public.

Jun 23, 2022

‘Next mass shooter’, Oshkosh man indicted on federal firearm charges

An Oshkosh man who described himself as the "next mass shooter" was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for unlawfully possessing a firearm.

Jun 23, 2022

Davis|Kuelthau’s Ambrose promoted to captain in U.S. Navy Reserve

Dillon Ambrose, a litigation attorney with Davis|Kuelthau, has been promoted to the rank of captain in the U.S. Nave Reserve, the firm announced last week.

Jun 22, 2022

Republican lawmakers reject abortion ban repeal

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' bid to repeal the battleground state's dormant abortion ban failed Wednesday after Republican lawmakers convened and immediately adjourned a special session without taking any action.

Jun 22, 2022

Construction site operator found guilty of failing to obtain storm-water permits

A jury has found a Waterford man guilty of failing to carry out storm-water best practices at a Milwaukee construction site, the DOJ announced Monday.

Jun 22, 2022

Wisconsin superintendent’s false imprisonment charges tossed

False imprisonment charges have been dismissed against a northeastern Wisconsin school superintendent accused of illegally detaining some students in a high school bathroom during searches for vaping devices.

Ron Johnson aide asked felon convicted of fraud for opinion
Jun 22, 2022

Wisconsin’s Johnson under heat for fake elector revelation

An aide for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told former Vice President Mike Pence's staff that the Republican from Wisconsin wanted to hand-deliver to Pence fake elector votes from his state and neighboring Michigan, text messages revealed at Tuesday's meeting of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection showed.

Jun 22, 2022

Wisconsin elections head not concerned about intimidation

Wisconsin's top elections official said Tuesday that she wasn't worried about increased voter intimidation or partisan observers at the polls this fall, when the Democratic governor and a Republican U.S. senator are up for reelection in the presidential battleground state.

Gableman ordered to not delete records
Jun 21, 2022

Gableman’s attorneys appeal contempt order

The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired by Republicans to investigate the 2020 election in Wisconsin has appealed a contempt ruling against him related to his response to an open records request and heated appearance in court.

Jun 21, 2022

Asked & Answered: Despite bumps and bruises of a solo practice firm, Norland would do it over again

From practicing public defender cases out of his one-bedroom apartment in La Crosse to hanging a shingle on his own firm, Daniel Norland has experienced the legal spectrum.

Jun 21, 2022

WLJ Leader in the Law, Budzinski recertified by National Board of Trial Advocacy

Corneille Law Group's Mark Budzinski has been recertified as a civil trial advocate by The National Board of Trial Advocacy, the firm announced Monday.

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