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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Legal News
- 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
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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