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May 13, 2015

Protesters hold mock trial of Wisconsin officer

People angry about a prosecutor's decision not to charge a white Madison police officer for killing an unarmed biracial man have conducted a mock trial of the officer in protest.

May 13, 2015

Milwaukee council holds off on slashing marijuana fine

Milwaukee aldermen are delaying a final decision on a proposal that would greatly reduce the fine for possessing a small amount of marijuana.

May 12, 2015

Prosecutor: No charges against white police officer (UPDATE)

A white Wisconsin police officer won't face criminal charges for fatally shooting an unarmed 19-year-old biracial man who witnesses say was acting erratically and had assaulted two people, a prosecutor announced Tuesday.

May 12, 2015

Access to Justice Commission may propose rule change

The Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission is looking into proposing a change to the rules of civil procedure that would channel more money to civil legal services.

May 12, 2015

Abrahamson makes case to remain as chief justice (UPDATE)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson, in her most detailed and lengthy argument to date, said in a court filing Tuesday that her colleagues on the court have no legal authority to remove her from the leadership post she's held the past 19 years, and that her re-election win was a "mandate" to keep the title.

May 12, 2015

State Supreme Court reinstates homicide conviction

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided a Milwaukee man was properly convicted in a 22-year-old homicide.

May 12, 2015

Justice: Supreme Court in ‘upheaval’ over chief

A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice joined a request to a federal judge Monday to block a change in the state's chief justice.

May 12, 2015

Milwaukee council to look at slashing fine for marijuana

Milwaukee aldermen are set to consider a big reduction in the municipal fine for carrying a small amount of marijuana.

May 11, 2015

Former Kenosha man wants compensation for wrongful conviction

A man whose sex assault charges were dismissed after the victim recanted her testimony is asking for compensation for the time he spent in prison.

Cyber security
May 11, 2015

US appeals court: NSA phone record collection is excessive

The bulk collection of Americans' phone records by the government exceeds what Congress has allowed, a federal appeals court ruled last week as it asked Congress to step in and decide how best to balance national security and privacy interests.

May 11, 2015

Prosecutor reconsidering charges in attempted homicide case

The district attorney in Columbia County will consider whether to resubmit charges against a former nurse accused of trying to kill the wife of a man with whom she'd had an affair.

May 11, 2015

Whitewater man gets life in prison for attacking girls

A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for an attack that left two young girls with life-threatening injuries in Walworth County.

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