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Jul 27, 2023

22 attorneys general oppose 3M settlement over water systems contamination with ‘forever chemicals’

Attorneys asked a federal court to reject the proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contaminated water.

Attorney General Josh Kaul
May 2, 2023

Attorney General Josh Kaul joins multistate coalition supporting defense of Title X program

Kaul joined a multistate coalition supporting the Biden Administration's appeal of a Texas court ruling that restricted Title X's ability to serve Texan adolescents.

Jan 24, 2014

Federal judges get long-awaited raises

All federal judges have received a long-awaited 14-percent pay raise, as years of catch-up cost-of-living adjustments were added to their paychecks, according to Bloomberg News.

Jul 19, 2013

State gets 8K in settlement from off-label claims

Wisconsin's Medicaid program will recoup more than $8,000 in a nationwide settlement resulting from a whisteblower action filed in federal court.

Jun 19, 2013

Jurors award more than $10M in patent infringement dispute

Plaintiffs Rockwell Automation Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, and Rockwell Automation Technologies Inc., an Ohio corporation, filed a lawsuit Nov. 16, 2010, in federal court against defendants Germantown-based WAGO Corp. and its German parent company, WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KG.

Feb 25, 2013

Federal court orders more access to GOP computers

A federal court has given groups suing the state broad access to computers used by the Republican-controlled Legislature to redraw political boundaries in 2011.

Feb 22, 2013

Cedarburg man to pay $30 million in Ponzi scheme, faces federal sentence next week

A Cedarburg man who defrauded two Illinois lawyers in a three-year investment scheme must pay them $30 million in punitive damages, a Polk County, Mo., jury decided Tuesday.

Jan 8, 2013

Woman gets prison for payroll tax violations

An eastern Wisconsin business owner will spend about a year in prison for failing to pay taxes that had been withheld from employees' wages.

Dec 28, 2012

Atheist group files lawsuit over church tax status

The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Internal Revenue Service is giving unconstitutional preferential treatment to churches and other religious organizations.

Nov 15, 2012

Madison-based Atheist group sues over religious electioneering (UPDATE)

A federal lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin-based group representing atheists and agnostics argues that the Internal Revenue Service is violating the U.S. Constitution by allowing tax-exempt churches and religious organizations to get involved in political campaigns.

Jun 15, 2012

Madison-based atheist-agnostic group leads lawsuit to stop meeting prayers

A lawsuit on behalf of two Hamilton County residents seeks to stop the County Commission from praying at its meetings.

Jun 13, 2012

Qualified immunity decision leaves retaliatory arrest issue unsettled

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to clearly answer the question of whether plaintiffs can bring First Amendment-based retaliatory arrest claims despite the existence of probable cause.

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