Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Legal News

Apr 8, 2022

Parole revoked for Iowa man convicted of lottery rigging

A man serving a 25-year prison sentence for rigging computers to win lottery jackpots has had his parole revoked after he got into trouble in prison just before his scheduled release.

Apr 8, 2022

Judge declines further searching of Speaker Vos’ cellphone

A judge on Thursday declined to order any additional searches for deleted text messages or emails on Assembly Speaker Robin Vos's cellphone, or phones used by two of his staff members, after an expert testified about how difficult it would be to retrieve anything.

Apr 7, 2022

Judge tosses Girl Scouts’ recruitment suit vs. Boy Scouts

A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit in which the Girl Scouts claim that the Boy Scouts are creating marketplace confusion and damaging their recruitment efforts through their use of words such as "scouts" and "scouting."

Apr 7, 2022

Keeping the doors open, law libraries celebrate national library week

With national library week drawing to a close, Wisconsin law libraries are planning to continue offering virtual services to those who want them while keep their doors open to legal professionals.

Apr 7, 2022

DeGuire returns to Quarles & Brady

Quarles & Brady announced Thursday the return of Frank DeGuire as a partner in its Milwaukee office.

Apr 7, 2022

NLRB lawyer seeks to toss out company meetings on unions

The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board will ask the board to rule that mandatory meetings held by some companies to persuade their workers to reject unions is a violation of federal labor law.

Apr 7, 2022

Michigan governor sues to secure abortion rights, vacate ban

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sued Thursday to protect abortion rights, asking a Michigan court to recognize a right to abortion under the state constitution and to overturn a 176-year-old ban in the state that may take effect if the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling is vacated.

Apr 7, 2022

Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice (UPDATE)

The Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, securing her place as the first Black woman on the high court and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his historic pick.

Apr 6, 2022

North Carolina jury awards $250K to woman hit by car during lights tour

A Union County jury has awarded $250,000 to a Marshville woman who was struck by a car while viewing Christmas lights.  

Apr 6, 2022

GOP-backed school board candidates win in Milwaukee suburbs

Republican-backed candidates in local school board races came out as big winners in the Milwaukee suburbs that are critical for the Wisconsin GOP in statewide elections, but they had mixed results in other parts of the presidential battleground state.

Polls

What kind of stories do you want to read more of?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Legal News

See All Legal News

WLJ People

Sea all WLJ People

Opinion Digests