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A man who spent more than six years in prison after police framed him for murder received a $13.1 million settlement from the city of San Francisco on Tuesday.

Attorneys who have represented clergy abuse victims across the United States say they are releasing a report that lists the names of every Catholic priest and lay person in Illinois who has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct.

A southern Wisconsin man is accused of killing a woman's dog because he was upset the animal was urinating and defecating in the house.

Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has withdrawn Wisconsin's support for laws in Indiana and Ohio that limit abortion access.

von Briesen attorney appointed leader association of school lawyers von Briesen & Roper’s Christine Hamiel has been appointed president of the Wisconsin School Attorneys Association. Hamiel, who works in the firm’s Milwaukee office, is a shareholder and leader of the ...

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The attorney for Laurie "Bambi" Bembenek, Wisconsin's most famous runaway fugitive who insisted until her death in 2010 that she did not kill her husband's ex-wife, hopes Gov. Tony Evers will finally clear her name with a posthumous pardon she unsuccessfully sought for decades.

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A state agency has dismissed an Eau Claire attorney’s tax appeal because he failed to respond to discovery requests and failed to appear at status conferences.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Brian Hagedorn and Lisa Neubauer are defending their past actions that have become fodder for criticism during the campaign.

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Democratic legislators are proposing a bill that would require all first-time drunken drivers to use ignition interlock devices.

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A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a group of immigrants in a case about the government's power to detain them after they've committed crimes but finished their sentences.

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The state Supreme Court says a Wisconsin Rapids man was properly convicted of killing his daughter's ex-boyfriend.

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Valerie Castile and Ramsey County Attorney John Choi spoke about the tool kit during a recent online video conference with about 70 law enforcement agencies and other groups from around the country.

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has overturned a $21.7 million judgment against a helicopter company regarding a crash that killed three people.

Curtis Flowers has been jailed in Mississippi for 22 years, even as prosecutors couldn't get a murder conviction against him to stick through five trials.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene Monday in a fight over control of the nation's oldest synagogue and its religious bells worth millions, leaving in place a ruling that the Rhode Island synagogue will remain the property of a New York congregation.

An attorney for Republican legislators urged a judge Monday to throw out a lawsuit challenging lame-duck laws limiting the governor and attorney general's powers, warning that blocking the laws could throw decades' worth of other statutes into jeopardy.

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The state Department of Justice is releasing new guides to help schools identify potential threats.

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Long-time Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson has suddenly withdrawn from participating in three cases.

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A federal judge has awarded $1.8 million in damages to a former Maine man who was cleared of charges of sexually assaulting his wife.

Authorities in southern Wisconsin say a 56-year-old Cambria man arrested on suspicion of his 8th OWI offense tried to drink in front of a deputy.

Cash bond is set at $1 million for a 34-year-old man accused of killing a missing girl's mother in Milwaukee.

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a law giving clergy tax-free housing allowances is constitutional, overturning a ruling in Wisconsin that said it was an unconstitutional benefit and delivering a huge win to religious leaders who had fought to keep the substantial benefit.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Lisa Neubauer and Brian Hagedorn cast each other Friday as tools of partisan interests who can’t be trusted, with both arguing in a debate that they are ...

The Wisconsin Senate version of proposed legislation to expand the state’s expungement process is up for a public hearing next week.

The Michigan appeals court has overturned key rulings and reinstated lawsuits against a popular personal-injury lawyer who is accused of sexually assaulting two women who worked at his Detroit-area firm.

Authorities in Wisconsin's Marinette County say they have made an arrest in the 43-year-old fatal shootings of a young couple.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn is launching a new television ad branding his opponent Lisa Neubauer a tool for liberal groups hours before the two are scheduled to debate.

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, both Democrats, demanded  on Thursday that federal military officials review Wisconsin National Guard protocols for reporting and investigating sexual assault after Guard members ...

The Milwaukee Bar Association is holding a forum next week for the two candidates running for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 40, the seat once held by Justice Rebecca Dallet.

Wisconsin farmers don't need to sell their crops to qualify for property tax breaks, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

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