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Judge rejects dismissal of case tied to 2016 Milwaukee riots
A federal judge has rejected a motion by the Milwaukee Police Department that sought to dismiss a case brought by two city residents who claimed their constitutional rights were violated when they were arrested near a memorial site for a Black man fatally shot by an officer in 2016.
Judge poised to allow help for disabled Wisconsin voters
A federal judge in Wisconsin signaled Wednesday that he will allow voters with disabilities to get help returning their ballots this fall, despite a state Supreme Court ruling that cast doubt on such assistance and state law suggesting it is not allowed.
Inmates file launch lawsuit to get lawyers within 2 weeks
A group of jail inmates waiting for public defenders to represent them filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to force the state to assign attorneys to indigent defendants within two weeks of their first court appearance.
Long-term victims of car crashes win key decision
Major changes in Michigan car insurance law do not apply to people who were catastrophically injured before the summer of 2019, the state appeals court said Thursday, a victory for long-term victims of motor vehicle crashes and their care providers.
Judge poised to allow help for disabled Wisconsin voters
A federal judge in Wisconsin signaled Wednesday that he will allow voters with disabilities to get help returning their ballots this fall, despite a state Supreme Court ruling that cast doubt on such assistance and state law suggesting it is not allowed.
Judge rejects dismissal of case tied to 2016 Milwaukee riots
A federal judge has rejected a motion by the Milwaukee Police Department that sought to dismiss a case brought by two city residents who claimed their constitutional rights were violated when they were arrested at a memorial site for a Black man fatally shot by an officer in 2016.
Blake’s uncle files lawsuit over Kenosha protest arrest
The uncle of a Black man shot by police in Kenosha in 2020 has filed a federal lawsuit alleging sheriff's deputies unjustly arrested and tortured him during a protest over the incident.
Inmates launch lawsuit to get lawyers within 2 weeks
A group of jail inmates waiting for public defenders to represent them filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to force the state to assign attorneys to indigent defendants within two weeks of their first court appearance.
With her own practice, Banse finds that part of her job more rewarding than ever
Crystal Banse is a former captain in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, where she served for six years as a judge advocate. She spent time at the state level as well, working as a prosecutor and later assistant attorney general for the state of Wisconsin.
2 men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, in a plot prosecutors described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists.
GOP asks judge to toss lawsuit challenging abortion ban
Republicans who control the state Legislature asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul's lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's 173-year-old abortion ban.
Trump seeks special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Monday to halt the FBI's review of documents recovered from his Florida estate earlier this month until a neutral special master can be appointed to inspect the records.
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