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Mar 20, 2016

Effort to legalize home-baked goods stuck on cutting board

Grace DeStefano has been fighting for the past seven years for her right to sell a homemade cake.

Mar 18, 2016

Walker seeks applicants for vacancies in Marathon, Dodge counties

Gov. Scott Walker is seeking applicants to fill judicial vacancies in Marathon and Dodge counties.

Mar 18, 2016

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates to face off again Friday

The two Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates are facing off again in a debate with less than three weeks to go before the election.

Mar 18, 2016

Justices defer decision on transfers of circuit court cases to tribal courts

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided to defer taking action on two petitions involving a rule that allows the transfer of circuit-court cases to tribal courts.

Mar 17, 2016

E-filing gets official green light, but not without bumps (UPDATE)

Mandatory e-filing in circuit courts will be the law of the land in Wisconsin starting July 1, but making it officially so proved to be a monumental task for the state’s highest court on Thursday.

Mar 17, 2016

Groundbreaking study unearths insights into attorneys’ mental health, substance abuse

Since its release last month, a groundbreaking study into attorneys’ mental health and substance abuse has had little trouble making itself known throughout the legal profession.

Mar 16, 2016

Senate wraps up with changes to criminal, jobless benefits law

The state Senate wrapped up its last session of the term Tuesday, sending a flurry of bills to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk.

Mar 16, 2016

AG files brief supporting guns on Madison buses

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has filed a brief with the state Supreme Court supporting guns on Madison city buses.

Mar 16, 2016

Senate sends ‘zombie homes’ bill to Walker

The state Senate has sent Gov. Scott Walker a bill that Milwaukee officials contend will impede their efforts to lay so-called "zombie homes" to rest.

Mar 16, 2016

Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland to US Supreme Court

President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will reveal his Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, and his pick is expected to come from a small circle of federal appeals court judges.

Mar 16, 2016

Senate wraps up legislative session

Wisconsin's two-year legislative session came to a quiet end Tuesday as Senate Republicans finished lawmakers' final floor period by passing scores of low-profile bills and avoiding major controversies before they start their campaigns.

Mar 16, 2016

Judge orders man accused in killing committed to facility

A judge has ordered a Columbia County man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2013 to be committed to a psychiatric treatment facility until found competent to proceed with his trial.

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