Lazar launches campaign for Wisconsin Court of Appeals seat
Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Maria Lazar has launched her campaign for the Wisconsin State Court of Appeals District II.
Rittenhouse juror dismissed after joke about Blake shooting
A juror in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial was dismissed Thursday after a court-security officer reported that the man had told a joke about the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which set off protests in the Wisconsin city where Rittenhouse is accused of shooting three people.
GOP pushback on employer vaccine mandate underway in states (UPDATE)
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday.
State inmates will receive photocopies of personal mail
Inmates in Wisconsin state prisons will receive photocopies of their personal mail and not the originals beginning next month.
Detective: Rittenhouse shouted ‘Friendly!’ to pursuer
Kyle Rittenhouse shouted "Friendly! Friendly! Friendly!" as he was being chased by a man he eventually shot to death during street protests against racial injustice, a police detective testified — in a confrontation the defense portrayed as "the classic ambush."
Iowa man charged with murder of missing Wisconsin woman
=An Iowa man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Wisconsin woman whose body has not been found, Polk County authorities said Wednesday.
Does it matter how long jury selection takes?
As jurors in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse listened to opening statements in a Wisconsin courtroom Tuesday, attorneys in south Georgia questioned potential jurors for a third week in the trial of three men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's slaying.
Supreme Court hears arguments in gun-rights case
Several Supreme Court justices appear concerned that a broad ruling in favor of gun rights could threaten restrictions on firearms in subways, bars, stadiums and other places where people gather.
Behm joins Axley’s Madison office
Lili Behm has joined Axley’s Madison office in the areas of civil litigation and insurance defense.
Witness: Rittenhouse said people ‘were trying to hurt him’
A friend of Kyle Rittenhouse testified that the Illinois teen was "freaking out" and "really scared" in the moments after he shot three people during street protests against racial justice, and that Rittenhouse told him he had to do it because "people were trying to hurt him."
Incumbents survive divisive school board recall in Wisconsin
School board members who survived a recall effort that garnered national attention in a suburban Milwaukee district were looking ahead Wednesday to reuniting voters after a divisive campaign.
Chief Justice Ziegler to deliver State of the Judiciary on Wednesday
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette Ziegler will deliver the State of the Judiciary address in Green Bay on Wednesday at the opening of the Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference.
Legal News
- WisGOP convention spotlights abortion, higher education, immigration and national security
- NAACP: No consequences for UWM Pro-Palestinian protesters shows ‘bias’ and ‘privilege’
- New complaints filed against Northwestern over Kenosha football hazing scandal
- Justice Department submits proposed regulation to reschedule marijuana
- Reckless driving on Brown Deer Road results in fatal collision
- Lavinia Goodell 150th Anniversary commemoration to be held June 17
- WisGOP reacts to vice president’s Wisconsin visit
- Former prosecutor suspended for unwelcome contact during legal conference
- One Wisconsin Attorney’s misconduct ‘in a league of its own’
- Wisconsin election fraud charge issued from November 2022 general election
- Indigenous consultant accuses NHL’s Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment
- Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia from Augusta
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