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Lawyer loses license over physically assaulting, threatening ex-girlfriend
A criminal-defense attorney is losing his law license after threatening to use former criminal defendants to cause harm to an ex-girlfriend, physically assaulting her, making hundreds of unwanted phone calls to her and threatening to send harmful information to her employer, among other things.
Wisconsin governor asks GOP to repeal dormant abortion ban
Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday called a special session for the Republican-controlled Legislature to repeal the state's dormant 173-year-old law banning abortion, a move that's more likely to win him political points with his Democratic base in a reelection year than it is to result in a repeal.
GOP attorney general candidates look to expand gun rights
The two frontrunners for the Republican attorney general nomination say they want to expand gun rights for nonviolent felons.
Wisconsin judge leaves PFAS regulation ruling on hold
A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday agreed to keep on hold his ruling from April that prevented state regulators from requiring businesses and others responsible for pollution by PFAS chemicals to investigate and clean up the contamination.
Man accused of killing Wisconsin judge dies in hospital
A man accused of fatally shooting a retired Wisconsin judge and who had a list that included prominent national political figures died in a hospital, a state official said Tuesday.
Dombroski joins Quarles & Brady’s Madison office
Quarles & Brady announced Tuesday the addition of Matthew Dombroski to the firm's Madison office.
Abrahamson exhibit travels around the state
An exhibit honoring Wisconsin’s first woman Supreme Court justice is making its way across the state.
Wisconsin Supreme Court says COVID records can be released
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday said the state health department can release data on coronavirus outbreak cases, information sought two years ago near the beginning of the pandemic.
Haanstad, Shah put forward as US attorneys for Wisconsin Eastern, Western districts
President Joe Biden has nominated Gregory J. Haanstad for U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Wisconsin and Sopen B. Shah as U.S. Attorney for the Western District.
Marquette honors four attorneys with 2022 Alumni National Awards
Four Marquette Law School graduates were honored with awards as part of Marquette University’s Alumni National Awards.
Wisconsin faced with a ‘tangled series’ of abortion laws dating to 1849 as it heads into a possible post-Roe future
By Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin Watch and WPR About 50 abortion rights supporters stood on the bridge over the Wisconsin River into Sauk City on a sunny Saturday morning in mid-May. They held signs reading “CHOICE” and “PROTECT ROE v. WADE” and cheered when passing cars honked in support. Jennie Klecker brought three generations of her […]
Woman accused of dismembering man bound over for trial
A Green Bay woman accused of killing and dismembering a man must stand trial.
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