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Jan 5, 2022

Green Bay mayor seeks sanctions against head of GOP probe

An attorney for Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich is asking a judge to impose sanctions on the special investigator leading the Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 election, saying Michael Gableman has made incorrect statements and should take out full-page newspaper ads to correct the record.

Jan 5, 2022

Man pleads guilty to killing grandmother, ruled mentally ill

A Rock County man has pleaded guilty to killing his 97-year-old grandmother, and a judge has ruled he was not legally responsible for the crime because of his mental illness.

Jan 5, 2022

Axley’s Tierney, Lanzhammer advance to partner

Axley Attorneys' Elizabeth Lanzhammer and Danielle Tierney have been named partners in the firm.

Jan 5, 2022

Republicans propose incentives for police recruits

Wisconsin Republicans introduced a package of bills Tuesday designed to bolster police recruiting with lucrative financial incentives, after officer applications dwindled following George Floyd's death and the national debate over police brutality and racism.

Jan 5, 2022

Governor to pardon Plessy, of ‘separate but equal’ ruling

Louisiana's governor planned to posthumously pardon Homer Plessy on Wednesday, more than a century after the Black man was arrested in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow a Jim Crow law creating "whites-only" train cars.

Jan 5, 2022

Judge orders Vos to be questioned about election probe

A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday ordered that Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos sit for a deposition with attorneys for a liberal watchdog group seeking records related to the GOP-ordered investigation into the 2020 election.

Jan 4, 2022

High court won’t say whether justices have received booster

The Supreme Court is refusing to say whether the nine justices have received COVID-19 vaccination booster shots, with the omicron variant surging and in-person arguments over vaccines scheduled at the court on Friday.

Jan 4, 2022

DeWitt promotes Davis, Hills, Rohlfing to partner

DeWitt LLP law firm has promoted Laura Davis, Matthew Hills and Jordan Rohlfing to partner.

Jan 4, 2022

Trial opens for Wisconsin man accused of killing parents

Opening statements were scheduled for Tuesday in the trial of a 23-year-old Wisconsin man charged with killing and dismembering his parents.

Jan 4, 2022

New laws take effect across US on abortion, policing, taxes

Minimum wage increases, animal protections, police accountability, cutting and increasing taxes are all part of a series of new laws taking effect across the country on Saturday, the first day of 2022.

Jan 4, 2022

Gableman subpoenas Madison information, finance officers

The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Republicans hired to investigate the 2020 presidential election wants a pair of Madison city officials to turn over documents and submit to questioning.

Jan 4, 2022

Trial opens for Wisconsin man accused of killing parents

Opening statements were scheduled for Tuesday in the trial of a 23-year-old Wisconsin man charged with killing and dismembering his parents.

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