Psychiatrist: Girl accused in stabbing needs intervention (UPDATE)
One of two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill a classmate to please a fictitious horror character has schizophrenia that is getting worse and intervention is the best way to mitigate the symptoms, a psychiatrist testified Thursday.
Government sues Spectrum Brands over coffee pot handles
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is suing Middleton-based Spectrum Brands for allegedly failing to report a problem with coffee pot handles that could detach, creating a risk of burns.
Newspaper not entitled to attorney fees in records lawsuit
The state Supreme Court says a newspaper isn't entitled to fees in a records dispute.
Madison man gets 8 years in prison for child porn charge
A Madison man accused of trading child pornography with others will spend eight years in federal prison.
Milwaukee man gets 20 years for sex trafficking
A federal judge has sentenced a Milwaukee man to 20 years in prison for pimping two girls.
Who’s Doing What: Reinhart’s Deisinger named State Bar president-elect
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren has announced that Francis Deisinger, the firm's General Counsel and a shareholder in its Litigation Practice, has been elected as the next president-elect of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
Cordell & Cordell to host Men’s Divorce School
Men's Divorce School, a free seminar presented July 7 in Milwaukee by the domestic litigation firm Cordell & Cordell, will provide a crash course in Divorce 101.
Saratoga appeals dairy farm decision
A small town in central Wisconsin is continuing its legal battle against a proposed dairy farm that's expected to be classified as a concentrated animal feeding operation with 5,300 animals.
Girl accused of stabbing classmate due in court
The attorney for one of the two Wisconsin girls charged with trying to kill a classmate to please a fictitious horror character will try to convince a judge that the child's case belongs in juvenile court.
Vos doubts family medical leave law will be changed
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he doubts that the Legislature would vote to eliminate a state law that extends benefits to certain people above and beyond what is offered under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
Is the billable hour dead? Alternatives abound for attorneys brave enough to cash in
Lawyers can find alternatives to the billable hour, but they have to be brave enough to embrace them.
Criminal charge filed in fatal Good Samaritan crash
A Janesville woman is facing criminal charges in a Rock County crash that killed one person and injured her and five others.
Legal News
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- 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
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- 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
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