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Brennan elected as chair of Wisconsin Public Defender Board
James Brennan has been elected as chair of the Wisconsin Public Defender Board.
Homicide trial postponed after judge breaks ankle
The Brown County trial of a man accused of killing his wife in 2013 is on hold because the judge hearing the case broke his ankle.
Former Columbus mayor to plead guilty to bank fraud
The former mayor of Columbus has agreed to plead guilty to a federal bank fraud charge.
Milwaukee museum gives nod to ‘I’m not a cat’ lawyer with new bobblehead
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee is giving a nod to the Texas lawyer who appeared as a cat during Zoom hearing.
Former Jim Doyle legal counsel has law license revoked
Former Gov. Jim Doyle’s chief legal counsel and deputy chief had his Wisconsin law license revoked on Wednesday.
Legal field highlights of Gov. Evers’ $91 billion state budget plan
Highlights of Gov. Tony Evers' state budget proposal submitted to the Legislature on Tuesday.
Kenosha, Fond du Lac, Green counties report judicial race results
Wisconsin voters cast their ballots in three judicial primary races on Feb. 16, and the results from Kenosha, Fond du Lac and Green counties are in.
Evers calls for justice reform in state budget proposal
Gov. Tony Evers called on the Republican-controlled Legislature Tuesday to bolster funding for K-12 and higher education and reform both the state's criminal justice systems, while delivering a state budget with $1 billion in taxes increases and liberal policy priorities that are almost certainly dead on arrival.
Religion and the death penalty collide at the US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is sending a message to states that want to continue to carry out the death penalty: Inmates must be allowed to have a spiritual adviser by their side as they are executed.
Senate passes bill to restore pay parity for public defenders
A bill to restore raises for state public defenders is moving forward in the Wisconsin Assembly.
Kenosha, Fond du Lac, Green county judicial candidates on the spring primary ballot
Voters in Kenosha, Fond du Lac and Green counties have contested judicial races on their Feb. 15 spring primary ballots.
Boy, 8, shot when bullet enters home; 16-year-old arrested
An 8-year-old Milwaukee boy was injured when he was hit by a bullet that entered his home while he was inside.
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- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
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