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Ex-Milwaukee officer faces federal excessive force charge
A former Milwaukee police detective faces a federal charge that he used excessive force against a handcuffed suspect nearly three years ago.
Woman sues over accidental cremation
A Wisconsin woman is suing a Rochester funeral home and the Mayo Clinic after her husband's body was accidentally cremated.
How a spy probe wound up as a child pornography prosecution
FBI agents investigating a potential data leak at Boeing obtained a secret warrant to search the home computers of a company manager in California for evidence they hoped would connect him to Chinese economic espionage.
Voters head to polls to choose high court justices, trial judges
Although most attention is now on the contested races in Wisconsin's presidential primary, voters who head to the polls Tuesday will also have their say in various judicial races.
SCOTUS won’t hear Milwaukee man’s appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear the appeal of an inmate convicted nine years ago of killing a man during a drug deal.
Branch wars: Wild cards abound in circuit court races
With a hotly contested presidential primary and state Supreme Court race likely to bring people to the polls in droves for the state's spring elections on Tuesday, many voters will find themselves asked to cast a ballot for a position they may have given comparatively little thought to: circuit-court judge.
Walker, other governors file brief against immigration order
Gov. Scott Walker and the governors of five other states have filed a brief in opposition to an executive order President Barack Obama issued allowing certain undocumented immigrants to legally remain in the United States.
Supreme Court bolsters political influence of US Latinos
By Mark Sherman By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously endorsed election maps that bolster the growing political influence of America’s Latinos, ruling Monday that states can count everyone, not just eligible voters, in drawing voting districts. The decision rejected a challenge from Texas voters that also could have diluted the voting […]
Control of state courts becomes a top political battleground
Much attention is being paid to the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, but equally partisan battles are being waged for control of state courts around the nation.
State investigators review fatal shooting in Eau Claire
State investigators will review squad car video and forensic evidence and interview witnesses as they evaluate the fatal shooting of a Minnesota man by a Wisconsin sheriff's deputy.
New laws will affect legal practice
New legislation almost by definition affects the law. But some bills’ implications for the practice of law are far greater than others.
NLRB: Menard Inc. violating labor law in employee treatment
Staff at the National Labor Relations Board says Wisconsin-based home improvement chain Menard Inc. is violating federal labor law in how the company treats its employees.
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