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Aug 4, 2023

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election

The indictment chronicles how Trump and his Republican allies allegedly attacked a “bedrock function of the U.S. government.”

Justice Department
Aug 3, 2023

Jury: Death penalty recommended for Pennsylvania Synagogue shooter

11 people were killed, two additional people were critically wounded, 5 police officers were also injured.

Aug 3, 2023

7th Circuit sends decade-long whistleblower case to trial

A three-judge panel in the 7th Circuit has ruled unanimously to send to trial a False Claims Act case alleging Wisconsin Bell submitted and led other to submit false federal subsidy claims under a government program intended to ensure affordable telecom services for schools and libraries.

Aug 3, 2023

Police fatally shoot man while trying to arrest him at Wisconsin gas station

Officers fatally shot a man in eastern Wisconsin after he apparently displayed a weapon while they tried to arrest him, police said.

Randy Koschnick
Aug 2, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of ‘raw exercise of overreaching power’

The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court accused her liberal colleagues of a "raw exercise of overreaching power" after they flexed their new majority Wednesday and fired the director of the state's court system.

Aug 2, 2023

Court affirms sex abuse conviction of ex-friar who worked at a Catholic school in Wisconsin

The Mississippi Court of Appeals has affirmed the 2022 conviction of a former Franciscan friar in the 1990s sexual abuse of a student at a Catholic school.

Ann Peacock
Aug 2, 2023

Evers appoints Ann Peacock to Dane County Circuit Court

Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Ann Peacock to the Dane County Circuit Court-Branch 12.

Aug 2, 2023

Wisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn maps

A lawsuit filed Wednesday asks Wisconsin's newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to throw out Republican-drawn legislative maps as unconstitutional, the latest legal challenge of many nationwide that could upset political boundary lines before the 2024 election.

Aug 1, 2023

Protasiewicz takes seat on Supreme Court bench

The Wisconsin Supreme Court flips to liberal control for the first time in 15 years Tuesday with the start of the term of a new justice who made abortion rights a focus of her winning campaign.

Aug 1, 2023

Former Michigan Attorney General Republican candidate Matthew DePerno charged

DePerno was charged with undue possession of a voting machine and conspiracy.

Aug 1, 2023

Republican Rep. Tiffany won’t run for US Senate in Wisconsin, leaving open field

Tiffany said he will run for reelection representing northern Wisconsin rather than take on Baldwin, who is seeking a third term after an 11-percentage point win in 2018.

Aug 1, 2023

Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss

It accuses him of repeatedly lying about the election results, turning aside repeated overtures from some aides to tell the truth but conspiring with others to try to improperly change vote totals in his favor.

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