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A federal appeals court is set to hear oral arguments on whether gay couples have the constitutional right to marry in Wisconsin.

Tagged with: 7th Circuit ACLU Barbara Crabb gay marriage J.B. Van Hollen

I felt like Henry Fonda from "12 Angry Men." Except a boy's life wasn’t on the line -- just a few thousand dollars and the dignity of a soon-to-be ex-husband who lost his wife to another man.

Tagged with: blog Court Gestures Eric Heisig

Attorneys for a group of bar owners in Racine have refiled their civil rights lawsuit against city officials after a judge said their original suit was too vague.

Tagged with: discrimination Kohler & Hart Lynn Adelman Marty Kohler

U.S. Attorney Jim Santelle’s office will prosecute a Chicago attorney and a cohort who were indicted Thursday for allegedly scheming to lie during a drug trial in 2009.

A former baseball coach for the University of Wisconsin-Oskhosh is suing the school for allegedly retaliating against him after he accused officials of mishandling money earmarked for stadium renovations.

A Whitewater attorney with a long history of misconduct has been suspended for 90 days for failing to file a docketing statement for a client’s appeal.

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A legislative study committee voted Wednesday to recommend several changes to Wisconsin’s treatment courts system.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimanded two out-of-state attorneys Wednesday for discipline they received from other courts.

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A Minnesota attorney who is suspended from practicing law in her home state for making disparaging statements about judges in court filings has been suspended by the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a year.

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The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Sept. 12 on whether Wisconsin’s voter ID law is constitutional.

Tagged with: 7th Circuit J.B. Van Hollen Lynn Adelman voter ID

A former Milwaukee County jail sergeant who claimed Sheriff David Clarke gave him a profane tongue-lashing after he complained about working at the O’Donnell Park scene in 2010 lost his appeal Monday.

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Lindner & Marsack Milwaukee County O'Donnell Park William Callahan

A legislative committee tasked with looking at the Wisconsin’s treatment and alternative courts is ready to start considering recommendations for the Legislature.

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Another day, another judge who criticizes and sanctions Rodney Rigsby for his litigious nature.

Tagged with: blog Court Gestures Eric Heisig John Markson Richard Niess Rodney Rigsby Sarah Zylstra

An animal rendering company in the town of Medina will pay $27,500 in forfeitures and penalties for environmental violations, according to a news release from the state attorney general’s office.

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A suspended Milwaukee attorney allegedly lied to a federal agent about his knowledge of arson at a business in Brown County and now faces up to five years in prison.

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The 7th Circuit didn’t mince words Wednesday when it said it was “troubled” by a Madison lawyer’s conduct in a mortgage case.

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Longtime Waukesha County Circuit Judge J. Mac Davis said Thursday that he will retire when his term ends in August 2015.

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The state Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has accepted three cases for review.

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A published opinion from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals seeks to clarify when an attorney is able to collect fees for cases he worked on prior to leaving or breaking up a law practice.

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The felon son of a deceased Milwaukee crime boss wanted his law license back after not practicing for 30 years, but the Wisconsin Supreme Court said “no.”

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A town board did not act unconstitutionally when it waffled on issuing permits for a proposed wind farm that ultimately fell through, according to a federal appeals court ruling.

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A Kenosha attorney has been appointed to replace outgoing Kenosha County Circuit Judge Wilbur Warren III.

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A Fond du Lac prosecutor has been appointed as Green Lake County’s new district attorney.

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The Office of the Director of State Courts is taking applications for its next training seminars for court interpreters.

A Milwaukee committee working to address the needs of sex-trafficking victims in the juvenile system is starting to attract the attention of judges who decide the cases that will determine the victims’ fates.

Tagged with: Mary Triggiano Mike Dwyer Rebecca Bradley sex trafficking

Wisconsin will receive $677,491.66 of a $35 million settlement with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its parent company, Pfizer Inc., after Wyeth was accused of unlawfully promoting a drug, according to a news release from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office.

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In the wake of a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s Republican-passed voter ID law, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is asking a federal appellate court to lift an injunction on the law in a federal case.

Tagged with: 7th Circuit J.B. Van Hollen Lynn Adelman voter ID

One thing became abundantly clear during Tuesday afternoon’s debate between the Democratic state attorney general candidates: if you don’t know who you’re voting for by this point, there’s not much the candidates can do for you.

Tagged with: blog Court Gestures Eric Heisig Ismael Ozanne Jon Richards Susan Happ

A Madison-area lawyer who ran for a spot on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2007 was publicly reprimanded Tuesday for statements and letters he sent disparaging a prosecutor.

Tagged with: OLR Wisconsin Supreme Court

To combat the effects of child sex trafficking, a small movement of so-called “girls courts” is starting to take hold in parts of the country.

Tagged with: Mike Dwyer Rebecca Bradley sex trafficking