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How Wisconsin’s ‘honor’ system for removing guns from domestic abusers failed Jesi Ewers
The attack came without warning and, as far as Jessica “Jesi” Ewers could tell, without provocation. It was early in the morning of Oct.19, 2020. Asleep at her home near Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, she woke up to her boyfriend, James “J.T.” Budworth, beating her. He punched her, tried to strangle her, destroyed her cellphone and threatened to kill her and her children. He also bit her, once[...]
Wisconsin court rules against transgender sex offender
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's conservative majority said Thursday that a transgender woman cannot change her name because she is on the state's sex offender registry and the law does not allow people on the registry to change their names.
Wisconsin court sides with former PSC member in Cardinal-Hickory line dispute
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's conservative majority on Thursday sided with a former member of the state Public Service Commission who did not want to testify in court about his personal relationships with utility companies building a new power line that he had voted to approve.
Board lifts ban on guns in Kenosha County-owned buildings
Kenosha County supervisors have voted to oppose new gun restrictions and lift a ban on firearms in county buildings.
Grawe elected to DeWitt Executive Committee
Benjamin Grawe has been elected to serve on DeWitt LLP Law Firm's Executive Committee.
Wisconsin court’s open records ruling decried as gutting law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday issued a ruling limiting when people who sue over open records requests can recover attorney's fees, a decision that the court's liberals and advocates for open government decried as gutting the law.
States move to protect abortion from prosecutions elsewhere
Democratic governors in states where abortion will remain legal are looking for ways to protect any patients who travel there for the procedure — along with the providers who help them — from being prosecuted by their home states.
Green Bay woman pleads not guilty in dismemberment slaying
A woman accused in a grisly killing and dismemberment case in Green Bay has pleaded not guilty.
DeWitt secures $3.9M in copyright infringement damages
A jury awarded a Wisconsin-based graphic artist $3,980,533.30 in damages for infringed illustrations.
Wisconsin court: Sex trafficking can be defense for homicide (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A woman accused of killing a man can argue at trial that she was justified because he was sexually trafficking her, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could help define the limits of legal immunity for trafficking victims nationwide. The justices ruled 4-3 […]
Judge orders Wisconsin investigator not to delete records
A judge on Tuesday ordered that former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman not delete any records his office has compiled, even if they are not subject to an open-records request.
Kevin Nicholson drops out of Wisconsin GOP governor race
Republican Kevin Nicholson, a business consultant whose campaign for governor in battleground Wisconsin failed to catch on with conservative voters, announced Tuesday he was dropping out of the race five weeks before the Aug. 9 primary.
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- NAACP: No consequences for UWM Pro-Palestinian protesters shows ‘bias’ and ‘privilege’
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- Lavinia Goodell 150th Anniversary commemoration to be held June 17
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- Wisconsin election fraud charge issued from November 2022 general election
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