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Jul 18, 2022

Judge says Vos must produce requested election probe records

A Dane County judge on Friday gave Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos a second chance to produce requested records involving the investigation of the 2020 election result in Wisconsin.

Jul 18, 2022

No major difficulties with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP finds

The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to an Associated Press survey of state election officials across the U.S. that revealed no cases of fraud, vandalism or theft that could have affected the results.

Jul 18, 2022

Milwaukee alderwoman removed, enters pleas to misconduct

A Milwaukee alderwoman was removed from office Monday after she was convicted in Milwaukee County Circuit Court of two felonies related to her conduct in office.

Jul 15, 2022

Democrat Kaul hauls in nearly $860,000 over 6 months

Democratic Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul raised nearly $860,000 over the first half of the year and reported having more than $1.9 million cash on hand for his reelection bid this fall.

Jul 15, 2022

Judge rules against Wisconsin prisons over visitation policy

A Wisconsin judge ruled against the state prison system on Thursday, saying its COVID-19 visitor policy that barred Catholic clergy from meeting with inmates for more than a year violated state law and the state constitution's guarantee of religious freedom.

Jul 15, 2022

Former Justice Breyer named chair of ABA ROLI board

The American Bar Association has named Justice Stephen Breyer, the recently retired associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, as chair of its Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) board.

Jul 15, 2022

Abortion access coordinated across Illinois-Wisconsin line

Planned Parenthood of Illinois is combining forces with its Wisconsin counterpart to help patients travel to get abortions following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaders at the reproductive health centers announced Thursday.

Jul 15, 2022

Jarchow raises $447,000 for attorney general run

Republican attorney general hopeful Adam Jarchow says he raised more than $445,000 over the first half of 2022.

Jul 14, 2022

Reinhart’s Heinrich, Stathas to lead practice groups

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren has announced that Robert Heinrich and Lynn Stathas have been named practice group chairs of the Banking and Finance and Labor and Employment practices, respectively.

Jul 14, 2022

Miller joins Husch Blackwell’s IP Group

Veteran intellectual property lawyer Tom Miller has joined Husch Blackwell as a partner in its Milwaukee office and its Technology, Manufacturing and Transportation industry group.

Jul 14, 2022

Administrator: Voters must mail their own absentee ballots

Wisconsin voters must place their own absentee ballots in the mail and can't have someone do it for them, the state's chief election administrator said Thursday.

Jul 14, 2022

von Briesen promotes five to shareholder

Three attorneys from von Briesen & Roper's Milwaukee office and two from its Madison office have been promoted to shareholders.

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