US Supreme Court weighs liability shield for internet giants
A family's lawsuit against YouTube's recommendations is at the center of a closely watched U.S. Supreme Court case being argued about how broadly a law written in 1996 shields tech companies from liability
Village moves voting after gunshot closes polls
A gunshot fired outside of a polling site Tuesday forced elections officials in a small Wisconsin village to move to their backup voting location, a county election official said.
Primary to set field for Wisconsin Supreme Court election
The field of four candidates running for a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat will be cut in half after Tuesday's primary, with the top two vote-getters advancing to an April 4 general election in the presidential battleground state.
Judge OKs ballot measures for April election
A Wisconsin judge on Monday ruled that two Republican-backed measures can appear on the April ballot over the objections of criminal justice advocates who said elections officials had missed the state deadline.
Ruder Ware’s Rowe joins Badger Institute’s Board of Directors
Ruder Ware's Matt Rowe has joined the board of directors for the Milwaukee-based Badger Institute.
Supreme Court candidate Kelly worked for Republicans
One of the two conservative candidates for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat was paid by state and national Republicans to advise on election issues, including the plan to have fake GOP electors cast ballots for Donald Trump even though he lost the state.
Major issues at stake in Wisconsin high court race
A conservative tilt on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has given Republicans victories on voting restrictions, gerrymandered legislative districts and other high-stakes cases in recent years.
Rebecca Blank, who led University of Wisconsin, dies at 67
Rebecca Blank, an economist who served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has died, less than a year after announcing that she had an aggressive form of cancer. She was 67.
Security experts warn of foreign cyber threat to 2024 voting
Top state election and cybersecurity officials on Thursday warned about threats posed by Russia and other foreign adversaries ahead of the 2024 elections, noting that America's decentralized system of thousands of local voting jurisdictions creates a particular vulnerability.
Cities appealing 2020 census count garner only small wins
Even with just small increases of several hundred residents, cities like Milwaukee are taking what they can get.
Nurse pleads not guilty to amputating man’s foot
A western Wisconsin nurse accused of amputating a hospice patient's frostbitten foot without his consent and without doctor's orders pleaded not guilty Thursday.
Legal News
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Congress to formally investigate Secret Service
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- 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
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- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
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