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Mar 10, 2015

High court suspends New Berlin lawyer’s license

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the law license of a New Berlin attorney accused of having sex with a client and buying her drinks while she was free from jail on bond.

Mar 10, 2015

State Supreme Court suspends Delafield attorney’s license

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a Delafield attorney for mishandling client money for years.

Mar 10, 2015

Year in jail in bicyclist’s death

A man who fell asleep behind the wheel and struck and killed a bicyclist has been sentenced in Dane County to a year in jail.

Mar 10, 2015

Citizens group heads to court over railroad’s wetland permit

A group of citizens has gone to court in La Crosse County to try to block BNSF Railroad's plans to build tracks through the La Crosse River marsh.

Mar 9, 2015

Court: Judge erred on Milwaukee archdiocese fund (UPDATE)

A federal judge made a mistake when he ruled a $55 million cemetery trust fund off-limits in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's bankruptcy case, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

Mar 9, 2015

DOJ: Agents from around state working shooting

Wisconsin Department of Justice officials say agents around the state are probing how and why a white Madison police officer killed an unarmed black man.

Mar 9, 2015

Court documents: Madison shooting victim was impulsive (UPDATE)

An unarmed black man fatally shot by a white Wisconsin police officer tended to be an impulsive risk-taker and faced a choice between a middle-class lifestyle and the gang world, according to court documents.

Mar 9, 2015

Tribes now free to prosecute non-Indians for certain crimes

American Indian tribes across the country now have the authority to prosecute non-Indians for a limited set of crimes that center on domestic violence.

Mar 9, 2015

US justices side with Labor Department in overtime pay dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the Obama administration in upholding a rule making mortgage brokers eligible for overtime pay under federal labor law.

Mar 9, 2015

Do first refusal rights need termination dates to be enforceable?

Without a termination date, would a 1998 agreement giving a local dairy company the right of first refusal to buy or rent 450 acres of farmland in Outagamie County be enforceable?

Mar 8, 2015

States say Obama administration misled judge on immigration

A coalition of states -- including Wisconsin -- suing to stop President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration alleges the government misled a judge about not implementing part of the plan before the judge temporarily halted it.

Mar 8, 2015

Schimel promises transparency in fatal shooting probe

Wisconsin's attorney general is promising a thorough and transparent investigation into the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old by a Madison police officer.

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