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Mar 29, 2022

Asked & Answered: Davis balancing time between law school, Miss Milwaukee duties

Crowned Miss Milwaukee 2022 in March, Jada Davis made history as the first Black woman to win the title in the organization’s 98-year run. A Milwaukee inner city native, Davis wears many hats with a diverse group of passions and interests.

Mar 29, 2022

Justices cast doubt on Texas immunity claim in vet’s lawsuit

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cast doubt on Texas' claim that it can't be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq.

Mar 29, 2022

No contest plea made in blunt force trauma death in Wausau

A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend's father in Wausau in 2018 has pleaded no contest to first-degree intentional homicide.

Mar 29, 2022

Fitzgerald, Johnson propose bail study after parade deaths

U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald and Sen. Ron Johnson introduced a bill Monday that would require the U.S. Department of Justice to study how courts across the country impose bail and release conditions on suspects charged with violent offenses.

Mar 29, 2022

Trial delayed for man accused in violent Wisconsin protests

A judge on Monday delayed the trial for a man accused of firing off a "warning shot" on the night two people were killed in Wisconsin during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Mar 28, 2022

Wisconsin vets chairman steps down amid child porn charges

The embattled leader of the Wisconsin veterans policy board resigned Monday, bowing to mounting pressure to step down as he battles child pornography charges.

Mar 28, 2022

Constantine rejoins Husch Blackwell as senior counsel

Husch Blackwell announced Monday that Emily Constantine has joined the firm as a senior counsel in its Government Contracts group.

Mar 28, 2022

Evers announces $8 million for legal service access

Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday an $8 million grant to support Wisconsinites who need legal assistance to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 28, 2022

Police: No arrests in triple homicide case in Milwaukee

Autopsies are expected to be done Monday on the bodies of three men found fatally shot in a Milwaukee apartment building.

Mar 28, 2022

Justice Thomas joins arguments remotely after hospital stay

Justice Clarence Thomas participated in arguments at the Supreme Court by telephone rather than in person on Monday following a hospital stay of nearly a week.

Mar 28, 2022

WLJ Leader in the Law joins Johns, Flaherty & Collins

Johns, Flaherty & Collins announced Monday the addition of criminal defense attorney Keith Belzer.

Mar 28, 2022

GOP push for state election reviews mixed, but sows distrust

The push by Republicans to conduct partisan ballot reviews similar to the one that unfolded last year in Arizona has spread beyond the battleground states where former President Donald Trump disputed his loss, an effort that has had mixed legislative success but has sown doubts about whether future elections can be trusted.

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