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Gov. Evers Appoints Clifford Burdon as Marquette County District Attorney
The appointment fills a vacancy created by former District Attorney Brian J. Juech’s resignation.
Republican bill would allow 14-year-olds to serve alcohol in Wisconsin
Wisconsin would have the lowest age limit for workers allowed to serve alcohol, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Wisconsin GOP lawmaker wants wide youth social media limits
The measure would also stop children under 18 from using their accounts between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Wisconsin receiver Allen arrested on concealed weapon charge
Allen was one of more than 40 people arrested at a party Saturday on various charges.
Wisconsin legislators to consider opioid settlement payout
Wisconsin is in line to receive about $324.3 million, with 30% going to the state and 70% going to county governments.
Wisconsin Republicans to kill legalized pot, stadium repairs
Starting Tuesday, and likely continuing into June, the Joint Finance Committee will take a series of votes to build its own two-year spending plan which will then go to the Senate and Assembly for approval.
Police Officer Discipline
In the fall of 2017, Weiss, a detective for the Department, allegedly accessed sensitive information via the Green Bay Electronic Records Program (GERP) regarding two sexual assault cases that the Department was investigating.
Professional Misconduct
Attorney Rosin was a lawyer at an intellectual property firm, formed a Wisconsin limited liability company dedicated to providing patent law services (hereafter, “the Wisconsin LLC”).
Termination of Parental Rights
Tad appeals an order terminating his parental rights (TPR) to Malcom.
Postconviction Motion for a New Trial
The State charged Green, Keotis Hamilton, and Devon Bell in a joint criminal complaint.
Postconviction Relief- Right to Counsel
The complaint alleged that on November 10, 2015, Chaney shot Michael Prescott.
Domestic Violence-Right to Counsel
DeFilippo, among other things, held down his former roommate, slapped her face, and held his forearm over her throat as she attempted to move her belongings out of DeFilippo’s home.
Legal News
- Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
- Chesebro among those charged with interfering in 2020 election
- Williams-Sonoma must pay almost $3.2 million for violating FTC’s ‘Made in USA’ order
- Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record minor in airplane bathroom
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
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