BENCH BLOG: Supreme Court has wrong say on pro se
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently rebuked the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a 2010 opinion upholding a Waukesha County judge’s cursory denial of a defendant’s right to self-representation.
Federal judge sentences 7th defendant over heroin charge
A federal judge has sentenced a seventh person for heroin charges stemming from a single drug-trafficking investigation.
Jury awards software company nearly $1 billion in damages
A federal jury in Wisconsin has awarded health care software firm Epic nearly $1 billion in damages in its lawsuit against an Indian firm it had accused of stealing trade secrets.
Arbitration over State Bar dues underway after initial sputter
Despite a delay over the choice of an arbitrator, a dispute over mandatory State Bar dues is heading toward arbitration, with response briefs due Jan. 22.
Wisconsin jury says Apple owes $234 million in patent case
A jury awarded the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation more than $234 million Friday in a patent infringement lawsuit against computer maker Apple Inc.
Madison felon sentenced to 15 years in prison
A Madison man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing firearms as a felon.
Judge sentences former Sun Prairie IT director to prison
A federal judge has sentenced Sun Prairie's former information technology director to two years in prison for stealing more than $500,000 from the city to build computers he sold online.
Federal judge rules ban on overpass signs legal (UPDATE)
A western Wisconsin town can ban signs on an interstate overpass, a federal judge ruled in rejecting tea party claims that the prohibition sparked by the group's demonstrations was unconstitutional.
Appeals court: Navajo inmate can wear headband, eat venison (UPDATE)
A Navajo Indian imprisoned in Wisconsin can wear a headband in his cell and celebrate a tribal feast with wild venison, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Attorney general appeals abortion ruling
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has appealed a federal judge's ruling striking down a law that required doctors performing abortions to first obtain admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
Judge rules state’s abortion restriction unconstitutional
A federal judge on Friday struck down a Wisconsin law requiring doctors performing abortions to get hospital admitting privileges, ruling that any benefits to women's health from the requirement are "substantially outweighed" by restricting women's access to abortion.
Wrongful termination suit thrown out by appellate court
A doctor who aggressively litigated his case against the hospital from which he was fired had his appeal thrown out Tuesday.
Legal News
- 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
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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