Man gets more than 18 years in shooting gas station clerk
A man must serve more than 18 years in prison following his conviction for shooting a gas station clerk during a 2013 holdup.
Judge Maxine White appointed chief judge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed a replacement for outgoing Milwaukee County Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers.
DOJ files motion to dismiss right-to-work lawsuit
State attorneys are asking a judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's right-to-work law.
Attorney’s license suspended for drunk driving, domestic violence convictions
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of an attorney who had been arrested and convicted multiple times for drunken driving and domestic violence.
Legal community mourns death of retired judge
One of state Attorney General Brad Schimel’s fondest memories of Patrick Snyder, a retired Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge who died Wednesday, comes from a retirement party held at the Waukesha County Courthouse in 2010. There were two cakes, and at the end of the festivities, one was left untouched.
Mungenast uses unique background to help business clients
It’s rare to find an attorney fluent in Chinese and even more rare to find an attorney in Wisconsin who studied law in China, but David Mungenast of Hansen Reynolds Dickinson Crueger LLC in Milwaukee falls into both categories.
Man accused of trying to join terrorists pleads not guilty (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin man pleaded not guilty Friday to a federal charge that he tried to join the Islamic State terror group.
Judge limits information introduced in ex-officer’s trial
The trial for a former police officer accused of killing a woman whose body was found in a suitcase along a rural Wisconsin highway won't include information on another woman he's suspected of killing, a judge ruled Friday.
Court documents: Argument over boyfriend before killings
A Wisconsin teen accused of killing her mother and stepfather carried out the slayings the same day they warned her 22-year-old boyfriend to stay away from her, according to court documents made public Friday.
Slender Man suspect won’t be moved for psychiatric treatment (UPDATE)
A judge denied a request Friday to move a 12-year-old girl accused of stabbing a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man to a psychiatric treatment center, but admitted her long-term placement needed to be considered.
Hearing set for rule to protect personal information in court records
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be holding a public hearing on a petition to create a new statute that protects personal information in circuit court records.
Former Waukesha County judge Snyder dies
Former Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Snyder has died, sources have confirmed.
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- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
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- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
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