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The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Justice on Wheels initiative will take the justices north to Bayfield County on Oct. 26 to hear oral arguments in three cases.
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DOJ files brief in right-to-work appeal
State lawyers filed their first brief Wednesday in their appeal of a Dane County Judge’s decision to strike down Wisconsin’s right-to-work law. Department of Justice lawyers used the filing to argue against various unions’ contention that the state’s right-to-work law deprives ...
Read More »High court to take ‘substantial fault’ case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case looking at whether a relatively new law should prevent a woman from receiving unemployment benefits after she was fired for committing a number of errors while working as a Walgreens cashier.
Tagged with: John Albert Lela M. Operton v. Labor and Industry Review Commission Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »OSHA to increase penalties Aug. 1
Contractors and other businesses have a month to brace themselves for a federal rule that will jack OSHA penalty amounts up by 78 percent.
Read More »Wisconsin seeks review of federal order concerning broadband discounts
Wisconsin is leading a coalition of states in fighting a federal order they argue infringes on their ability to decide which companies can take part in a program that provides discounts to low-income users of broadband and other communications services.
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Read More »Judge puts on hold law requiring disclosure of anti-union consultations (UPDATE)
A Texas judge has placed a temporary injunction on an Obama Administration rule that, starting next month, would have required contractors and other employers to disclose the identities of outside consultants who might have been hired to help disrupt union organizing and other labor-related activities.
Tagged with: ABC Brad Schimel DOL
Read More »High court to hand down decision in home-rule case
A Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling scheduled for release Thursday promises to further define how much control local governments have over their own affairs even when state lawmakers act to strip them of some of that authority.
Tagged with: home rule Milwaukee Police Association v. City of Milwaukee Paul Van Grunsven
Read More »DOL revises rules banning sex discrimination in federal contracting
For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. Department of Labor is revising its regulations banning sexual discrimination in federal contracting.
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Read More »Judge refuses to restart Highway 23 expansion project
State officials are appealing a federal judge’s refusal to let work proceed on a long-planned expansion of Highway 23 between Plymouth and Fond du Lac.
Tagged with: Lynn Adelman WisDOT
Read More »Sherman takes over as publisher at the Wisconsin Law Journal
In taking over the helm of the Wisconsin Law Journal, David Sherman brings with him years of experience of working with legal publications, as well as familiarity with the Milwaukee area.
Read More »Schimel: DNR lacks broad authority to regulate wells (UPDATE)
In a step likely to roll back the state’s ability to regulate high-capacity wells, Attorney General Brad Schimel has released an opinion finding the DNR cannot exercise authority that wasn’t explicitly granted it by state statute or rules.
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Read More »Schimel suing over ozone rules
Wisconsin justice officials announced Monday that they have joined other states in a challenge of federal ozone limits that opponents contend will discourage employers from moving to places where the new standards fall most heavily on businesses.
Tagged with: Brad Schimel DOJ EPA Murray Energy Corp. v. the Environmental Protection Agency
Read More »Experts: Right to work ruling likely to fall on appeal
The legal fate of Wisconsin’s right-to-work law largely hinges on questions over whether labor unions are required to represent all employees at unionized companies, even those who don’t pay dues.
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Read More »Court: Right-to-work law unconstitutional (UPDATE)
A Dane County judge has struck down Wisconsin’s right-to-work law.
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Read More »New laws will affect legal practice
New legislation almost by definition affects the law. But some bills’ implications for the practice of law are far greater than others.
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Read More »Schimel seeks Supreme Court review of decision invalidating state’s admitting-privileges law
The Wisconsin Attorney General is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the 7th Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision invalidating a state law that had required abortion doctors to obtain hospital-admitting privileges to continue their practice.
Tagged with: 7th Circuit abortion Brad Schimel Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
Read More »State expects 40 percent turnout for April election
State officials are estimating that voter turnout in the April 5 statewide election will be 40 percent. The state’s Government Accountability Board said if the predictions comes true, it would mark the highest turnout seen in a Wisconsin presidential primary ...
Read More »Senate sends ‘zombie homes’ bill to Walker
The state Senate has sent Gov. Scott Walker a bill that Milwaukee officials contend will impede their efforts to lay so-called "zombie homes" to rest.
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Read More »Walker signs bill providing immunity for ‘fish sticks’ projects
A law Gov. Scott Walker signed this week provides immunity from civil liability for damage caused by structures used to protect and cultivate fish and wildlife in waterways and wetlands.
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Read More »Walker signs bill providing immunity for body-cavity searches
A bill signed by Gov. Scott Walker this week will prevent physicians, physician assistants and registered nurses from being held legally liable when they perform body-cavity searches in certain circumstances.
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Read More »New law limits parents’ liability when child gets in crash
Legislation Gov. Scott Walker signed this week means that Wisconsin parents no longer face possible unlimited liability when their children cause damage behind the wheel.
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Read More »Walker signs bills affecting adverse possession
Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday signed into law legislation meant to give property owners more protection from trespassers who can take over their land through adverse possession.
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Read More »Milwaukee woman gets 10 years for role in identify-theft, tax-fraud scheme
A Milwaukee County judge has sentenced a local woman to 10 years in prison for her part in a stolen-identity and tax-fraud scheme that resulted in 90 felony charges for her and her two sisters.
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Read More »Wisconsin joins suits against Affordable Care Act fees
Wisconsin and five other states are suing the federal government and various federal agencies over a part of the Affordable Care Act that they complain has cost them millions of dollars.
Tagged with: Affordable Care Act Dan Lennington
Read More »Koss settles suit against American Express for $3M
Koss Corp. has settled a lawsuit against American Express Co., resolving allegations that the credit-card company should have known that Koss’s money was being embezzled to pay for a former Koss executive’s shopping sprees. Koss, a Milwaukee-based maker of high-fidelity ...
Read More »Ten percent turnout predicted for Supreme Court primary
Wisconsin officials are predicting only about 10 percent of eligible voters will turn out for Tuesday’ s primary election for the state Supreme Court and various local offices.
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Read More »State Supreme Court calls on lawmakers to study access to counsel in civil matters
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is calling on state lawmakers to have a specially formed committee study what can be done to make sure that those who cannot afford to hire a lawyer in civil cases can still receive legal representation.
Tagged with: Access to Justice Commission Wisconsin Supreme Court Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation
Read More »Judge dismisses theft-by-contractor charge
An Ozaukee County judge has dismissed a theft-by-contractor charge against a custom homebuilder, leaving standing only the allegations made in a related civil case.
Tagged with: Brent Nistler James Friedman theft by contractor
Read More »Lawyer gets 4 years in prison for estate planning fraud
A federal judge has sentenced a Greenfield-based lawyer to four years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for stealing millions from clients.
Tagged with: Charles Clevert fraud OLR Sarah Laux Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »Schimel argues John Doe prosecutors should hand over documents
Attorney General Brad Schimel is arguing that a federal court has no authority to overturn the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s order calling on prosecutors to hand over documents gathered in a recently halted John Doe investigation into one of Gov. Scott Walker’s previous re-election campaigns.
Tagged with: Brad Schimel John Chisholm John Doe investigation Wisconsin Supreme Court
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