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