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Sep 9, 2022

Gag order for man charged with false absentee requests

A Wisconsin man charged with election fraud for fraudulently requesting absentee ballots was ordered by a judge Thursday to stop talking about the case.

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Sep 9, 2022

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice running again

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly, who served for four years before losing election in 2020, announced Thursday he will run for an open spot on the court next year.

Sep 9, 2022

2 decades later, 9/11 self-professed mastermind awaits trial

Hours before dawn on March 1, 2003, the U.S. scored its most thrilling victory yet against the plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks — the capture of a disheveled Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, hauled away by intelligence agents from a hideout in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Sep 8, 2022

Judge: Pipeline can operate on reservation amid reroute work

A federal judge will allow an oil and gas pipeline to continue to flow on a northern Wisconsin American Indian reservation while its operators work to reroute the line around the tribal land.

Sep 8, 2022

Wisconsin lawmakers approve opioid settlement spending plan

The Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee unanimously approved a spending plan Thursday for $31 million the state expects to receive this year from a multi-state settlement with drug manufacturers over their role in the opioid crisis.

Sep 8, 2022

Parents sue Eau Claire schools for transgender policy

A group of parents is suing the Eau Claire school district for guidance to staff members on supporting transgender students.

Sep 7, 2022

Judge Aprahamian sides with GOP in absentee ballot fight

A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday ruled that state law does not allow election clerks to fill in missing information on witness certification envelopes that contain absentee ballots, delivering a victory to Republicans nine weeks before the election in the battleground state.

Sep 7, 2022

Inmate charged with murder in 37-year-old case

A Wisconsin prison inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in a 37-year-old cold case.

Sep 7, 2022

Man who killed Wisconsin doctor, her husband gets life

The man convicted in the fatal shooting of a University of Wisconsin physician and her husband in the school's arboretum was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday without the possibility of parole.

Sep 7, 2022

Nelson joins OCHDL

Samuel Nelson, a magna cum laude graduate of Marquette University Law School, has joined O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing.

Sep 7, 2022

Man fatally shot by sheriff’s deputy in central Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is leading an investigation into the fatal shooting of a man by a sheriff's deputy.

Sep 7, 2022

Bigger roles for non-lawyers: States looking to paraprofessionals to keep legal gears turning

If it was not obvious before, the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on court proceedings — and the subsequent backlog of cases — highlighted just how many people have legal claims.

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