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Mar 23, 2015

DOJ plans to hand DA shooting report this week

The Wisconsin Department of Justice plans to hand its final reports on what led up to a white Madison Police officer killing an unarmed biracial man to prosecutors this week.

Mar 23, 2015

US justices struggle with free speech case over license plates

The U.S. Supreme Court struggled Monday in a dispute over a proposed Confederate battle flag license plate to balance worries about government censorship and concerns that offensive messages could, at worst, incite violence.

Mar 23, 2015

US justices turn away challenge to state’s voter ID law (UPDATE)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to Wisconsin's voter identification law, allowing the law to stand and handing a victory to Gov. Scott Walker following a long fight by opponents who say it's a thinly veiled attempt to make it more difficult for Democratic backers to vote.

Mar 23, 2015

Schimel says voter ID law won’t be in effect for April 7 election

The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal appeals court to block implementation of Wisconsin's voter identification law for an election that's less than two weeks away.

Mar 23, 2015

Milwaukee Bar seeking volunteers for legal clinics

The Milwaukee Bar Association is looking for volunteer attorneys to meet with members of the public during its free walk-in legal clinics for Law Day 2015.

Mar 21, 2015

Couple that didn’t show for court faced nearly 50 years

A southeastern Wisconsin couple that didn't show up for their animal cruelty trial after two bodies were discovered on their property each faced nearly 50 years behind bars.

Mar 21, 2015

Schimel asks Supreme Court to take rules case

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel is asking the state Supreme Court to take a case related to how much influence Gov. Scott Walker can have in the state's education department.

Mar 21, 2015

Judge rules state’s abortion restriction unconstitutional

A federal judge on Friday struck down a Wisconsin law requiring doctors performing abortions to get hospital admitting privileges, ruling that any benefits to women's health from the requirement are "substantially outweighed" by restricting women's access to abortion.

Mar 21, 2015

Appeal hearing for fired Milwaukee officer enters third day

Two police officers testified Saturday during an appeals hearing for a Milwaukee officer who was fired for inappropriately frisking a mentally ill black man before fatally shooting the man during a scuffle.

Mar 20, 2015

Court suspends license of lawyer who called judge a racist

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the law license of the president of a religious group in northern Wisconsin who called a judge a racist.

Mar 20, 2015

Hearing on reinstating fired Milwaukee officer begins

An attorney for a former Milwaukee police officer who was fired after he killed a mentally ill man has begun trying to persuade the city's police commissioners to reinstate the officer.

Mar 20, 2015

Dueling motions filed in case against TV star ‘Screech’

Wisconsin prosecutors want to introduce evidence showing the actor who played Screech in the 1990s TV show "Saved by the Bell" threatened to stab someone in one bar before he allegedly stabbed another person at a different bar Christmas Day.

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