Trump Tower in Chicago sued for failed compliance with environmental laws
Data provided by Trump Tower during discovery showed a “significant discrepancy” between the flow data recorded by the building’s automated system.
Police chief suspended after raid
The raids came after a local restaurant owner accused the newspaper of illegally accessing information about her.
FDA wants to regulate laboratory tests
Under the new proposal, FDA would gradually phase in tighter regulation of lab tests over five years.
Owner of home health company convicted of $2.8M Medicare Fraud Scheme
Indian national convicted in Michigan Wednesday for orchestrating a $2.8 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy.
Justice Department awards $4.4 billion to support state, local, and Tribal public safety
The Justice Department announced Thursday it is awarding more than $4.4 billion to support state, local, and Tribal public safety and community justice activities.
Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
Republicans who control the state Senate's sporting heritage committee voted Thursday against confirming four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees to the Department of Natural Resources policy board, a move that could delay a board vote on the agency's contentious wolf management plan.
Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
A milling company has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that employees at a Wisconsin corn plant falsified records in the years leading up to a fatal corn dust explosion.
From bananas to baby socks, lawyers stick to routines before arguments
The Biden administration's top U.S. Supreme Court lawyer eats a bunch of bananas. Other advocates play music to psych themselves up. Some rub the feet on John Marshall's statue a floor below the courtroom.
Colleges should step up their diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, the government says
The Biden administration is asking America's colleges to renew their efforts to make campuses more racially diverse, urging schools to boost scholarships and minority recruiting and to give "meaningful consideration" to the adversity students face because of their race or finances.
Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear longshot case trying to head off impeachment
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit seeking an order blocking any attempt from the state Legislature to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz, a new member of the court whose victory this spring tilted control of the court in favor of liberals.
Havana Syndrome hits CIA, Congress in Wisconsin, Russia takes credit
CIA employees around the world, including in Wisconsin and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, are among the latest possible targets of Havana Syndrome.
Wisconsin woman gets life without parole for killing and dismembering ex-boyfriend
A Wisconsin woman convicted of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his body parts at various locations was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole.
Legal News
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property