Loudenslager running for District 3 Court of Appeals
Madison attorney Aaron Loudenslager is running for the District 3 Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
Jewell to be first Black woman to serve as House of Correction superintendent
Chantell Jewell is set to be the first Black woman to serve as a superintendent of the Milwaukee House of Correction.
Appeals court stays limits on gatherings
A Wisconsin appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked Gov. Tony Evers' restrictions on indoor public gatherings pending appeal, dealing the Democratic governor a setback in his efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Former mayor charged with bank fraud
A federal grand jury has charged a former mayor of Columbus with bank fraud.
Wisconsin man who triggered protest will plead to extortion
A Black man whose arrest triggered a violent protest in Madison will plead guilty to extorting a local business in a deal with federal prosecutors.
Bronx attorney loses Wisconsin law license for not paying taxes
A New York lawyer has lost his Wisconsin law license for three months for not paying his taxes.
Hartford man sentenced to 27 years for sex trafficking
A Wisconsin man accused of forcing women into working as prostitutes was sentenced Wednesday to 27 years in prison.
Waupaca man accused of homicide over stolen reptiles
A Wisconsin man accused of killing a young man in a dispute over stolen reptiles has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide.
Dozens charged in drug operation stretching across Wisconsin
More than three dozen people have been charged in St. Louis County in connection with a Chicago-based drug trafficking ring that operated throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, authorities said.
GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett as Democrats boycott
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans powered past a Democratic boycott Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate, keeping President Donald Trump's pick on track for confirmation before Election Day.
Former Justice Dan Kelly joins Institute for Reforming Government
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly is joining the Institute for Reforming Government as its senior fellow in constitutional governance.
2 charged with tearing down Wisconsin Capitol statues
Prosecutors charged two more men Wednesday with damaging property for allegedly helping topple two statutes on the Wisconsin Capitol grounds during a protest in June against police brutality and racism.
Legal News
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
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