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Judge delays edict on moving stabbing case to juvenile court
A judge will issue a ruling in August on whether two Wisconsin girls should be moved to juvenile court in the stabbing of a friend they allegedly tried to kill to please a mythical horror character.
Panel plans stiffer penalties for unemployment fraud
Republicans who control the Legislature's budget committee plan to impose stiffer civil penalties for unemployment fraud but scrap plans to create harsher criminal penalties.
Drawing the line on gifts
The Wisconsin Supreme Court sets the rules governing when and how judges can accept gifts.
Green Bay-based bank settles over racial discrimination complaint
Green Bay-based Associated Bank has agreed to generate nearly $200 million in mortgage loans in predominantly minority neighborhoods as part of a settlement over a federal racial discrimination complaint.
Girl charged in Slender Man case called model inmate
A defense expert testified Tuesday that one of two Wisconsin girls charged as adults with trying to kill a friend to please a fictional horror character has a very low risk of future criminal behavior and a high likelihood of success in treatment.
Lawmakers consider mandatory minimums for felons caught with guns (UPDATE)
At a public hearing Friday, a state representative didn’t just bring her notes with her. State Rep. LaTonya Johnson brought a pile of obituaries of Milwaukee children killed in shootings.
Defense attorneys in Slender Man case say adult charges unwarranted
Attorneys for one of two Wisconsin girls charged in adult court with trying to kill a friend to please a fictional horror character will argue her case belongs in juvenile court.
Former deputy committed in slaying of wife, sister-in-law
A judge has committed a former Dane County sheriff's deputy with Lou Gehrig's disease to a mental health institution after a jury earlier found he was not legally responsible for killing his wife and sister-in-law.
Emails show disputes continue on Supreme Court (UPDATE)
Even with a new chief justice, the disputes continue behind the scenes inside the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Religious code waiver could lead to case’s dismissal
A state budget bill amendment may mean that Eau Claire County won’t seek more than $42,000 from an Amish family that failed to obtain a building permit for a home.
Sharper set to plead in federal rape case May 29
Former Green Bay Packer Darren Sharper, who already has pleaded guilty or no-contest to sexual assault charges in three states, is set to enter a new plea in a federal case next week in New Orleans.
Brown delivers: Retiring judge will miss writing opinions, but not reading briefs
Chief Judge Richard Brown loves the creative process of writing opinions. It’s one of the things he will miss most when he leaves his longtime post with the state Court of Appeals on Aug. 1.
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