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Judge declines further searching of Speaker Vos’ cellphone
A judge on Thursday declined to order any additional searches for deleted text messages or emails on Assembly Speaker Robin Vos's cellphone, or phones used by two of his staff members, after an expert testified about how difficult it would be to retrieve anything.
Keeping the doors open, law libraries celebrate national library week
With national library week drawing to a close, Wisconsin law libraries are planning to continue offering virtual services to those who want them while keep their doors open to legal professionals.
NLRB lawyer seeks to toss out company meetings on unions
The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board will ask the board to rule that mandatory meetings held by some companies to persuade their workers to reject unions is a violation of federal labor law.
Michigan governor sues to secure abortion rights, vacate ban
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sued Thursday to protect abortion rights, asking a Michigan court to recognize a right to abortion under the state constitution and to overturn a 176-year-old ban in the state that may take effect if the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling is vacated.
Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice (UPDATE)
The Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, securing her place as the first Black woman on the high court and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his historic pick.
GOP-backed school board candidates win in Milwaukee suburbs
Republican-backed candidates in local school board races came out as big winners in the Milwaukee suburbs that are critical for the Wisconsin GOP in statewide elections, but they had mixed results in other parts of the presidential battleground state.
Supreme Court reinstates Trump-presidency water rule for now
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated for now a Trump-era rule that curtails the power of states and Native American tribes to block pipelines and other energy projects that can pollute rivers, streams and other waterways.
Former Whitewater chancellor quit over free-speech survey
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's former interim chancellor said he resigned over the UW System leader's decision to query students about free-speech rights.
Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick
By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their own.
ELECTION RESULTS: Lazar wins Court of Appeals seat; many other judges elected in uncontested bids
Voters in southeastern Wisconsin elevated a conservative-backed Waukesha County judge to a state Court of Appeals seat on Tuesday in a race that took a sharp partisan turn and featured ads referring to the Waukesha Christmas parade killings.
UW System to send free speech survey to students
University of Wisconsin System officials are preparing to send a survey to students seeking their thoughts on free speech rights.
Legal Action of WI petitions Supreme Court, lower eviction record retention
Legal Action of Wisconsin filed a petition with the Supreme Court to amend small claims and eviction record retention policies.
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