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Federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to sentence one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd's killing to as many as 6 1/2 years in prison but to impose significantly stiffer yet unspecified sentences on two others.
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Prosecutors seek prison for 3 ex-cops in Floyd killing
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Ruling could dampen government efforts to rein in Big Tech
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Hansch promoted to DeWitt partner
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Ovbiagele honored as ABA Top 40 Young Lawyer
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Abortion ruling puts spotlight on gerrymandered legislatures
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Presiding judge of Waukesha County named
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Opinion Round-up, Wisconsin Supreme Court June 27-July 1
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Cousins appointed Portage County District Attorney
Case Digests
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Weekly Case Digests – March 21, 2022 – March 25, 2022
Weekly Case Digests – March 21, 2022 - March 25, 2022
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Court Error – Harassment Injunction
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Termination of Parental Rights
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Abuse of Discretion – Evidentiary Hearing
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Court Error – Postconviction Motion Denied
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Divorce – Child Placement Order
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Sentence Credit
Verdicts and Settlements
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16 companies slapped with civil penalties for discriminatory job postings
Totaling $832,944, 16 private employers have been ordered to pay civil penalties as part of a settlement agreement, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.
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Commentary
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View from around the state: Enough is enough
The admission Thursday by former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman that he had deleted public records, even after he had received open-records requests, isn’t entirely surprising. His conduct at a previous hearing, berating a judge over questions, had already suggested he didn’t want to answer.
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WHERE HAVE ALL THE LAWYERS GONE? Underpaying defense attorneys no way to be ‘tough on crime’
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EXPLAINER: How parade crash insanity plea will work
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Stop bashing the judiciary for doing its job
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‘Kia Boyz’ unaware of serious penalties that can result from joyriding
