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Wisconsin's attorney general's office will soon be making its transition from one Republican to the next, but those who watch the office say the changeover is likely not going to result in much overall change.

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The state's chief judges committee has filed a petition to mandate e-filing in all circuit court cases.

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In any political race, there are always keywords that candidates go back to again and again.

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A Milwaukee attorney who didn't pay his storage locker fee, which resulted in closed case filings to be publicly disclosed, is facing a six-month suspension, according to a complaint.

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A New London attorney suspended for five months in May 2011 is now facing discipline for allegedly not disclosing to the court or his clients that he could not practice law.

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A clash between a small group of Oneida Nation of Wisconsin members and tribal leadership has made its way to the state Supreme Court and could limit sovereignty for 10 other tribes.

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The Department of Justice will appeal a decision by a Dane County judge to make public training videos featuring Republican attorney general candidate Brad Schimel.

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A Janesville construction company owner who allegedly lied about benefits he gave to his employees on compliance forms was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday.

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A Dane County judge has ruled that videos of attorney general candidate Brad Schimel speaking at prosecutor’s conferences are public records and should be released.

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The majority of the debate between attorney general candidates Susan Happ and Brad Schimel on Wednesday night was spent distinguishing themselves from the other.

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A legislative study committee tasked with recommending improvements to Wisconsin's treatment courts voted Wednesday to set up a grant program for family courts.

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A Milwaukee attorney who didn't tell his clients that their lawsuit was dismissed for six years has been publicly reprimanded.

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A former city of Madison alderman has been suspended from practicing law for 90 days.

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Gov. Scott Walker is seeking applicants for an appointment to the La Crosse County Circuit Court.

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While announcing his candidacy for the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday afternoon, Rock County Circuit Judge James Daley said it is important to keep a justice's individual's beliefs out of any decision he or she may make.

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A Green Bay man who was found guilty of sending a threatening letter to a judge in 2010 will be allowed to proceed in challenging his convictions, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

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A 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision released this week highlights the frustration some judges have with mandatory minimum sentences, as attorneys say a judge's decision to give a lower-than-mandated sentence was illegal.

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The head of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, who is facing a public reprimand for allegedly having sex with a female client, said he will fight the case.

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A former Wisconsin Judicial Commission member has filed a complaint against a Dane County judge for recusing himself from a voter ID case after the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the law.

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A suspended Richfield attorney has been disciplined again by the Wisconsin Supreme Court for mishandling a lawsuit and subsequent settlement for a client between 2010 and 2012.

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The state Supreme Court announced Monday that it has accepted 13 cases for review.

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A Pewaukee man described as the one-time king of foreclosures, along with his adult son, were arrested Monday morning on federal fraud charges that stem from a construction project he oversaw in Waupan.

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For the first time in recent memory, advocates for expanding civil legal services for indigent clients in Wisconsin want the Legislature to study the effects it would have on the state.

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According to a survey by the National Association for Law Placement, recent law school grads who get the coveted big law jobs aren't making as much as they did a few years ago.

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The Rusk County district attorney has been appointed to be the top prosecutor in Dunn County, according to a news release Friday from Gov. Scott Walker’s office.

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Gov. Scott Walker on Friday appointed a partner from Foley & Lardner LLP to the Waukesha County bench, according to a news release.

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The federal government has filed suit against a military contractor that it claims bilked the Navy out of millions when it was hired to build airplanes.

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A Menomonee Falls attorney is accused of putting money in his trust account to hide it from tax authorities.

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A doctor who aggressively litigated his case against the hospital from which he was fired had his appeal thrown out Tuesday.

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Attorney general candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Happ are tied heading into the Nov. 4 election, according to a Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday afternoon.

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