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Oct 5, 2022

AG candidates Toney, Kaul to debate at State Bar

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin attorney general candidates Eric Toney and Josh Kaul are scheduled to debate at the state bar headquarters later this month.

Oct 4, 2022

WILL sues to block student loan forgiveness

A conservative Wisconsin law firm on Tuesday sued to stop federal student loan forgiveness, saying President Joe Biden's loan forgiveness plan is discriminatory and constitutes taxation without representation.

Oct 4, 2022

Godfrey & Kahn opens Eau Claire office

Godfrey & Kahn has opened its newest office in Eau Claire as the firm expands into western Wisconsin.

Oct 4, 2022

Arrest made in double homicide case in northeast Wisconsin

Sheriff's officials in northeastern Wisconsin have arrested a man in connection with a double homicide investigation.

Oct 4, 2022

Dado, Ross join Ruder Ware

Ruder Ware has added attorneys Mykayla Dado and Ruth Ross to its team.

Oct 4, 2022

Parade suspect delays jury picks with disruptions

A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin last year managed to delay the start of his trial Monday by becoming so disruptive the judge had to take multiple breaks before forcing him to watch the proceedings via video from another room.

Oct 3, 2022

2 lawsuits target state’s policy on absentee ballots

Two lawsuits filed late last week argue that Wisconsin election clerks should be allowed to accept absentee ballots that are missing portions of witness addresses, the next step in the ongoing legal battle that has pit conservatives against liberals in the battleground state.

Oct 3, 2022

Madison man awarded $1.1 million after police roughed him up

A 20-year-old Madison man should be awarded $1.1 million in a settlement agreement after surveillance video showed police repeatedly punching him in the head during a mental health crisis at a foster home in 2019, his attorneys said Friday.

Oct 3, 2022

Defendant to represent himself in parade trial

Darrell Brooks' trial was never going to be easy for the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha. Now it could hurt even more.

Oct 3, 2022

US Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justice

The U.S. Supreme Court is beginning its new term, welcoming the public back to the courtroom and hearing arguments for the first time since issuing a landmark ruling stripping away women's constitutional protections for abortion.

Sep 30, 2022

Missouri man pleads guilty in deaths of 2 Wisconsin brothers

A northwest Missouri man pleaded guilty Friday to killing two brothers from Wisconsin after they came to his farm in 2019 to collect a debt from a cattle contract.

Sep 30, 2022

Man who survived Rittenhouse shooting seeks name change

The man who survived a shooting by Kyle Rittenhouse that left two others dead during a Wisconsin protest in 2020 has filed a secret petition to change his legal name because of what he now says was continued harassment related to the case.

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