Gov. Scott Walker has closed a legal defense fund he created while prosecutors were secretly investigating illegal campaign activity by his aides and associates during his stint as Milwaukee County executive.
Assistant District Attorney LaMont Jacobson will be the new Branch 3 judge for Marathon County, Gov. Scott Walker’s office announced today.
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking applicants for appointment to the Barron County Circuit Court.
Tax Appeals Commissioner Thomas McAdams will replace outgoing Milwaukee Circuit Judge Jean DiMotto, Gov. Scott Walker’s office announced Tuesday.
Exactly two weeks after Gov. Scott Walker proposed expanding DNA collection efforts in Wisconsin for those arrested on felony charges, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a related case Justice Samuel Alito Jr. called “perhaps, the most important criminal procedure case that this court has heard in decades.”
State money will go toward two domestic abuse resources in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday.
Two Republican legislators are gearing up for another try at toughening the notoriously weak drunken driving laws in Wisconsin, where pounding booze is hard-wired into the culture – and drunken driving kills scores every year.
Although it appears Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is about to win the biggest legal battle of his career, he should be worried, even embarrassed, about the cost.
Gov. Scott Walker on Monday signed Executive Order No. 62, creating the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. The 20-member council will study ways to improve criminal justice policy, operations and outcome and increase public safety, according to a news release.
A federal court has struck down portions of Wisconsin’s law curbing collective bargaining rights, saying dues can be automatically withdrawn and annual certification votes can’t be required.
The Republican Party of Wisconsin filed an ethics complaint Wednesday against the Dane County judge who halted implementation of the state’s voter identification law and also signed a petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker.
The state Assembly has passed a bill that would allow judges to order GPS monitoring for people who violate restraining orders.
State Sen. Glenn Grothman leaves no room for interpretation when summarizing the state’s stance on handouts for civil legal service.
Gov. Scott Walker’s office is seeking candidates for two prosecutor openings in Wisconsin.
Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday appointed veteran Brown County District Attorney John Zakowski to the county’s circuit court bench.
Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday exempted the state Department of Justice from certain budget cuts that would have meant less money for organizations that help victims of sexual assault.
Gov. Scott Walker on Friday appointed Oneida County Circuit Court Judge Mark Mangerson to serve on the bench in the District Three Court of Appeals. Mangerson replaces Judge Ed Brunner, who retired in August after four years on the appellate court bench. Mangerson served as Branch 2 judge in Oneida County for 24 years, but [...]
Gov. Scott Walker’s administration on Friday revised its policy covering gatherings at the state Capitol, making clear that families and lobbyists in groups of four or more would not have to get a permit when in the building and stressing that non-compliance would not automatically lead to arrests.
Madison, WI (AP) – A former Wisconsin attorney general who fought the state when it put metal detectors at the entrances of the state Capitol earlier this year says she would also object if they are reinstalled once concealed weapons are legalized.
Ideally, every voter put serious thought into the state Supreme Court candidates’ qualifications before casting a ballot in the last election.
Milwaukee (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker was correct this week when he said Wisconsin’s net gain of 9,500 jobs last month represented more than half the jobs added across the entire nation in that period. However, numbers from other states provide a clearer context.
The names of six of 10 candidates – four requested confidentiality – seeking an open seat on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court bench were released Friday morning by Gov. Scott Walker’s office.
The Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office’s difficulty finding capable lawyers hit home for John Birdsall in 2005 when he was the sixth attorney to defend a child pornography case.
Some community groups want to set up a temporary camp across from the Capitol to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposals and efforts to recall Republican legislators.
Madison – Wisconsin court officials fear the court’s data management system, including a popular site that allows anyone to easily look up the criminal records of friends and neighbors, could be on shaky ground if the governor’s proposed budget breaks up its funding mechanism.
Wisconsin voters sent Republican Gov. Scott Walker a clear message about their unhappiness with his muscling through a law restricting union rights by sending a once runaway state Supreme Court race toward a near-certain recount and filling the governor’s former post with a Democrat.
One of Gov. Scott Walker’s first accomplishments in office was to sign 2011 Wis. Act 2, adopting the Daubert rule for admission of expert testimony.
Madison (AP) —As the votes for yesterday’s hotly contested state Supreme Court race continued to be tallied Wednesday, Gov. Scott Walker spoke out against claims the close battle was a referendum on him.
The ramifications of a proposed 10 percent budget cut plus increases to employee benefit contributions are starting to show at the state’s circuit courts.
Gov. Scott Walker’s public-employee revolution may cast a long shadow over the spring election for a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
