Eastern District to honor members of legal community
The Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association will be honoring several members of the legal community at its annual meeting.
Federal judge tosses food stamp drug testing lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit state attorneys filed this summer seeking a declaration that screening food stamp recipients for drugs is legal.
Lawyer gets 4 years in prison for estate planning fraud
A federal judge has sentenced a Greenfield-based lawyer to four years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for stealing millions from clients.
Greenfield attorney pleads guilty to mail fraud, other charges
A Greenfield attorney who allegedly defrauded four clients out of $2.2 million has pleaded guilty to five of the charges made against her.
Judge orders board to post campaign finance decisions (UPDATE)
A federal judge has ordered state election officials to post links to decisions striking down swaths of Wisconsin's campaign finance laws on its website.
Woman plans to challenge fetal protection law (UPDATE)
A pregnant Wisconsin woman said Thursday she plans to file a federal lawsuit challenging the state's fetal protection law after she was jailed for refusing treatment for drugs.
Pepper becomes first female Eastern District judge
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Pamela Pepper to be a new Eastern District of Wisconsin judge.
Federal judge says case against PharMerica can proceed
A Milwaukee federal judge has denied a pharmacy services company's attempt to dismiss parts of a lawsuit alleging that it violated federal laws by dispensing narcotics without a doctor's approval.
Insider trading case dismissed in Milwaukee
An insider trading case against a former Heartland Advisors executive has been dismissed.
Man indicted for sending threatening letters to judges
A Dodge County inmate has been indicted for allegedly mailing threatening letters to a state and federal judge.
Who’s Doing What: DeClercq wins pro bono award; new hires
Andrew DeClercq of Boardman & Clark LLP received the Individual Attorney Pro Bono Award at the Dane County Bar Association’s annual Pro Bono Breakfast on May 1.
Obama nominates Pepper for federal judge
Pamela Pepper has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be a federal judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Legal News
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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