Democrat names former attorney general to ethics commission
Former Democratic Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager has been named to the state's new ethics commission.
Bradley’s romantic relationship became issue in 2005 case
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had a romantic relationship with a former co-worker and went on to represent the man in a child custody case, prompting the man's ex-wife to try to remove her for alleged conflict of interest, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Court interpreter training coming to Milwaukee
The Director of State Courts Office will be offering court interpreter training in April in Milwaukee.
Money expected to pour in for state Supreme Court candidates
With less than a month to go before the election in a close race for Wisconsin's Supreme Court, the usual suspects among liberal and conservative interest groups have gotten off to a slow start toward spending the amounts of money that have made other recent contests remarkable.
Judge nixes plea agreement for 80-year-old marijuana dealer
A federal judge has rejected a plea agreement that called for a five- to seven-year prison sentence for an 80-year-old man who ran a multistate marijuana-dealing operation.
Pop Warner youth football settles lawsuit over man’s suicide
The Pop Warner organization has settled a lawsuit brought by a Wisconsin woman who alleged her 25-year-old son's suicide resulted from brain injuries he suffered while playing youth football, a Pop Warner spokesman said Wednesday.
Jury finds man guilty in fatal Appleton nightclub shooting
A jury has found a 30-year-old man guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with a 2013 fatal shooting at an Appleton nightclub.
Former officer sues La Crosse police claiming discrimination
A former La Crosse police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against his former employer, claiming race discrimination and retaliation.
Man sentenced to jail for false report to law enforcement
A central Wisconsin man is going to jail for falsely reporting a capsized boat in the Wisconsin River.
Bradley, Kloppenburg go head-to-head in Milwaukee (UPDATE)
There were three things that Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates agreed on at Wednesday’s forum: recusals for justices, handling complaints against justices and the legality of arbitration clauses attached to employment agreements.
Committee recommends confirmation for new prisons secretary
Wisconsin's new prisons secretary moved within a step of being confirmed in his new position Wednesday after a legislative committee overwhelmingly recommended the state Senate sign off on his appointment.
Walker, Bradley go way back
The personal and political lives of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and an embattled state Supreme Court justice have been intertwined for decades, starting with their overlapping semesters at Marquette University, where the future justice penned anti-gay opinion pieces and threatened to resign from the student government over a multicultural course requirement.
Legal News
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- FTC bans non-competes
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Dane County Circuit Court
- Milwaukee man charged in dismemberment death pleads not guilty
- Democratic-led states lead ban on the book ban
- UW Madison Professor: America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees
- History made in Trump New York trial opening statements
- Prosecutor won’t bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme
- Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate says he doesn’t oppose elderly people voting
- Vice President Harris to reveal final rules mandating minimum standards for nursing home staffing
- Election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
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