Recent Articles from Associated Press
Automatic Gun Possession – Standing
This suit is about a person’s right to have a gun part called a “drop-in auto sear.”
Rights of transgender students and their parents are a challenge for courts
As an increasing number of elementary, middle and high school students in the U.S. have begun to identify as transgender, school leaders have struggled to figure out how to respond, and how – and whether – to communicate about their actions to parents.
Judge: Banning guns for marijuana users unconstitutional
A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana from owning firearms is unconstitutional, the latest challenge to firearms regulations after the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority set new standards for reviewing the nation's gun laws.
Man given 16 years for shooting at kids throwing snowballs
A Wisconsin man convicted of shooting at a group of children who threw snowballs at his car in 2020 received a 16-year prison sentence on Friday.
Bill would clarify bail amendment set for Wisconsin ballot
As promised, Wisconsin Republicans have circulated legislation that specifies which crimes would be included in a proposed constitutional amendment to make it harder for violent criminal defendants to go free on bail.
Prosecutors won’t charge deputy who killed man in October
Prosecutors announced Thursday that they won't charge a Dane County Sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a man in October.
Public still paying for fraud probe records fights
Many people in Wisconsin are under the impression that the disastrous probe into the state’s 2020 presidential election conducted by former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is over, as are its costs to taxpayers. They’re wrong.
Law office founder Sipsma dies at age 69
Longtime attorney and Sipsma Law Office founder Kenneth Sipsma, age 69, died unexpectedly on Jan. 28.
Wisconsin’s largest vote audit finds no machine errors
The Wisconsin Election Commission unanimously approved on Thursday the results of a hand-count audit of the November election, which found that voting machines worked as intended.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate focuses on parade crash
A conservative candidate in a pivotal race for Wisconsin Supreme Court is using video images of an SUV that drove through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people, in her first television ad of the race released Thursday.
Politics vs. real life. A living wage is a start
On Jan. 19, the Wisconsin Assembly gave a final approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would, they claim, make it more difficult for violent criminals to get out of jail on bail. The proposal will go before voters where it will undoubtedly be ratified in the April 4 election.
Second jury finds Wisconsin man guilty in wife’s slaying
A jury found a Wisconsin man guilty Wednesday in a second trial for killing his wife with antifreeze and by suffocation in 1998.
Legal News
- NAACP: No consequences for UWM Pro-Palestinian protesters shows ‘bias’ and ‘privilege’
- New complaints filed against Northwestern over Kenosha football hazing scandal
- Justice Department submits proposed regulation to reschedule marijuana
- Reckless driving on Brown Deer Road results in fatal collision
- Lavinia Goodell 150th Anniversary commemoration to be held June 17
- WisGOP reacts to vice president’s Wisconsin visit
- Former prosecutor suspended for unwelcome contact during legal conference
- One Wisconsin Attorney’s misconduct ‘in a league of its own’
- Wisconsin election fraud charge issued from November 2022 general election
- Indigenous consultant accuses NHL’s Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment
- Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia from Augusta
- KS Governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology
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