Recent Articles from Associated Press
Employment – Code of Conduct
Kristie Alley sued her former employer, Penguin Random House, for retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and for breach of contract under Indiana law.
Sentencing Guidelines
The court needs to unravel the complications that ensued as a result of Llanos’s repeated episodes of heroin dealing.
Postconviction Relief-Shackling Bias
After a jury trial Richard Shirley was convicted of first-degree reckless homicide.
Tax- Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code
The court needs to interpret the research tax credit under Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Sentencing-Armed Career Criminal Act
Police discovered a gun in Hatley’s possession during a Gary, Indiana traffic stop.
Bankruptcy-Sanctions
A bankruptcy court found a creditor, Fidelity and Deposit Company, in clear contempt of its plan confirmation order and imposed sizeable sanctions of $9.5 million.
Lac du Flambeau roads to reopen, judge sides with tribe
A Native American tribe and a northern Wisconsin town have reached an agreement under which the tribe will temporarily reopen four barricaded roads that are the subject of a decadelong dispute and a recent lawsuit.
Evers seeks applicants for Milwaukee County Circuit Court
By Steve Schuster [email protected] Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that he is seeking applicants for the Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branches 14 and 46. “The appointments will fill vacancies being created by Judge Christopher Foley’s resignation,” Evers said in a statement, noting that Judge David Feiss will also be resigning. Foley’s resignation will be effecti[...]
FEDS: ICE relocation ‘mission driven’ and independent of MSOE acquisition
On Monday, Feds told the Wisconsin Law Journal that their decision to relocate from Knapp Street in Milwaukee was mission driven, having nothing to do with the Milwaukee School of Engineering acquisition. “ICE began planning to relocate local field personnel from the current leased space in 2017 due to overarching mission requirements. This relocation was […]
Updated: Man arrested at Detroit airport for targeting University of Wisconsin transported back to Wisconsin
Federal agents arrested a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Friday after he allegedly threatened to kill students, staff, faculty and their children, according to court documents.
Judge in Spain orders man to pay ex-wife 205K Euros for 25 years of ‘unpaid domestic labor’
A court in Spain has ruled that a man must pay his ex-wife, Ivana Moral, Є204,624.86 (that’s presently the equivalent of about $218,000) for 25 years of “unpaid domestic labor,” EuroNews reported last week. The court based in the South of Spain looked at the ex-husband’s income and business success, where he had built a […]
Updated: ‘Making a Murderer’ defamation case against Netflix dismissed, summary judgment granted
On Friday, March 10, 2023, a defamation suit against Netflix and the "Making a Murderer" creators Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi was dismissed when a U.S. District Court judge in Milwaukee granted two motions for summary judgment.
Legal News
- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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