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Wisconsin Supreme Court

Feb 10, 2020

High court considers innocence requirement in malpractice suit against state public defender

A lawsuit filed against an assistant state public defender is calling into question the innocence requirement in malpractice cases against criminal-defense counsel. The Wisconsin Supreme Court took up the case and is now considering whether it should recognize exceptions to the innocent requirement.

Feb 10, 2020

Supreme Court hopeful Karofsky raises $65K in January

The Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful Jill Karofsky raised $65,350 in January but still trails incumbent Justice Daniel Kelly in fundraising for the past 13 months, according to campaign-finance reports filed Monday.

Feb 5, 2020

Fractured Supreme Court opinion criticizes lower courts

A fractured opinion from the Wisconsin Supreme Court criticizes the lower courts' lack of detail in an appeal over a Marathon County man's involuntary commitment to a mental institution.

Feb 4, 2020

Wisconsin court: Bid to recover smuggled car can continue

An attempt to recover a rare car that thieves smuggled from Milwaukee to Europe more than a decade ago can continue, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Jan 31, 2020

Kelly accuses Karofsky of slander in Supreme Court forum

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly accused his challenger Jill Karofsky on Thursday of slandering him and lying about him to advance her own political career, ramping up the rancor in their race for a 10-year spot on the high court.

Jan 30, 2020

Kelly launches first ad in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly released his first campaign television ad on Thursday as he tries to fend off two liberal-leaning challengers.

Jan 29, 2020

Supreme Court to decide on reasonable inferences from surveillance video

The amount of information a jury can infer from a video is at the center of a case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The high court is deciding if a surveillance video showing the moment of a slip-and-fall is enough evidence to hold a Wisconsin grocery store liable for the man's injuries.

Jan 28, 2020

MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT: Judicial candidates make their case ahead of February primary

Wisconsinites will weigh in on the current makeup of the state Supreme Court in February as Justice Dan Kelly seeks election to a full 10-year term on the high court.

Jan 24, 2020

Supreme Court to decide if warrantless searches OK after OWI arrests

A case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court questions when police officers have reasonable belief to conduct searches without warrants after an arrest.

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Jan 15, 2020

Kelly outraises opponents in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

The conservative state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly's campaign raised more than half-a-million dollars over the last half of 2019, easily outpacing his two liberal-leaning challengers.

Jan 14, 2020

Court hopeful Karofsky raises $227K in second half of 2019

Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful Jill Karofsky raised about $227,500 in the second half of 2019, accordin to campaign finance reports released by her campaign on Tuesday.

Jan 14, 2020

‘Public’ can mean 1 person, state Supreme Court rules

The term "the public" can refer to a single person, a majority of the justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled last week.

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