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A federal civil-rights investigation into the shooting of Jacob Blake is ongoing, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Republicans divided over election objection
Wisconsin's Republican congressional delegation is split over whether to confirm the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden, with at least two planning to object Wednesday and one saying such a decision would go down a "dangerous path."
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Read More »Two people fatally stabbed in Kenosha, one arrested
Two people were fatally stabbed in Kenosha early Wednesday and one person is in custody, according to police.
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Read More »Mitchell resigns from Foley after participating in Trump’s call about Georgia elections
The attorney Cleta Mitchell has resigned from Foley & Lardner after coming under fire for participating in a phone call in which President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's secretary of state to "find" votes in his favor.
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Read More »Civil-liability exemption in state COVID bill questioned at public hearing
A civil-liability exemption in state Republicans’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic was the subject of testimony for and against the newly proposed bill. Rep. Robin Vos, the Republican Speaker of the House, introduced the GOP’s Assembly Bill 1 on Monday. It outlines ...
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Read More »No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake (UPDATE)
An Illinois teenager charged in the slayings of two people during street protests in Wisconsin following the police shooting of a Black man is expected to enter a plea in the case Tuesday.
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Read More »Gun dealers still trying to keep up with demand in Wisconsin
Gun dealers say the spike in demand for guns and ammunition driven by the coronavirus pandemic has not subsided in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Quartaro, Goonan named Lindner & Marsack shareholders
Andrew J. Quartaro and James W. Goonan are the newest shareholders at the Milwaukee-based Lindner & Marsack.
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Read More »Flags to fly at half staff on Tuesday in Abrahamson’s honor
Flags will fly at half staff in Wisconsin on Tuesday in honor of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, who died on Dec. 19 at age 87. Abrahamson became the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin ...
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Read More »Federal judge rejects lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump loss
A federal judge on Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by two Republican Wisconsin lawmakers, voting rights groups and others seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Wisconsin and four other swing states where Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump.
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Read More »Prosecutor: Wisconsin pharmacist thought vaccine was unsafe
A Wisconsin pharmacist told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he felt the medicine wasn't safe, a prosecutor said Monday.
Read More »Foley ‘concerned by’ DC partner’s participation in Trump vote call
The Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner said it's aware of and "concerned by" a Washington, D.C. partner's participation in a phone call President Donald Trump made to pressure Georgia's elections chief into finding more votes for him.
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Read More »Gill files nomination signatures in race for District III Court of Appeals
The Outagamie Circuit Court Judge Greg Gill Jr. has submitted his nomination signature papers to the Wisconsin Elections Commission, securing a place on the ballot in the race for District III Court of Appeals.
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Read More »Negligence claims filed in shootings amid Wisconsin protest
Claims filed on behalf of two men shot by an Illinois teen during a night of protests over a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, allege the city and Kenosha County were negligent in their response to the unrest.
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Read More »Virus, elections, budget top Wisconsin legislative agenda
Pandemic-response bills and proposals to change election procedures will take center stage when the Wisconsin Legislature opens its 2021-22 session on Monday, eclipsing even state budget deliberations that typically take up the first six months of every session.
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Read More »Wisconsin legislator’s daughter faced with drug charges
A Wisconsin lawmaker's daughter is in serious trouble with the law after she allegedly pointed a gun at two people in an SUV.
Read More »Police investigate deliberate spoiling of 500 vaccine doses
Police and federal authorities are investigating after a Wisconsin health system said an employee admitted to deliberately spoiling 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine.
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Read More »Attorney who threatened violence against OLR investigator, client loses law license for 4 years
A Green Bay attorney who threatened violence against an OLR investigator and a client lost his law license for four years.
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Read More »State Supreme Court considers certiorari-triggering event in zoning lawsuit
In a lawsuit involving a Walworth County zoning ordinance, the Wisconsin Supreme Court considered what sorts of events can lead to a certiorari-review action.
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Read More »Trump’s $2,000 checks all but dead as GOP Senate refuses aid
President Donald Trump's push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks was all but dead Wednesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed an alternative approach of loading up the bill with other White House priorities that appeared destined to fail.
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Read More »DWD adjudicators get last undecided unemployment claims
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development officials said on Thursday they've assigned the last few thousand undecided unemployment claims to adjudicators.
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Read More »Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to take Wisconsin case
President Donald Trump's campaign asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to take its failed lawsuit challenging election results in swing state Wisconsin.
Read More »Wisconsin prosecutors add curfew charge against Rittenhouse
Prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old Illinois teen accused of shooting three people during a protest in southeastern Wisconsin this summer with violating curfew that night.
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Read More »UNDER PRESSURE: One-third of US judges stressed (INFOGRAPHIC)
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, judges throughout the U.S. were stressed. Recent survey results from the American Bar Association found one-third of judges were experiencing the physical or mental effects of stress.
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Read More »Paul Jones, Harley chief legal officer, joins Marquette as general counsel
Marquette University has named Paul Jones, Harley-Davidson chief legal officer, as its new vice president and general counsel.
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Read More »Board to consider Vel Phillips statue at Capitol next month
The board in charge of decorations at the state Capitol in Madison is set to consider approving a statue of Wisconsin's first Black secretary of state next month.
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Read More »Reilly, Stephenson at GRGB recognized in Best Lawyers: Family Law issue
The Attorneys Richard E. Reilly and Max T. Stephenson of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown have been recognized in the Best Lawyers: Family Law issue.
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Read More »Ozaukee County attorney could see license revoked for 48 counts of misconduct
The Office of Lawyer Regulation is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to revoke an Ozaukee County attorney's law license for 48 counts of alleged misconduct.
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Read More »Trump reluctantly signs COVID aid, sparks fresh fight in GOP
Shelving his objections, President Donald Trump has signed a $2 trillion-plus COVID-19 and annual federal spending package providing relief for millions of Americans, even as Congress returns to confront the White House on remaining priorities in a rare end-of-session showdown.
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Read More »Roggensack ‘concerned’ about recent comments about courts, calls for togetherness
Chief Justice Pat Roggensack said she's "concerned" about comments made about members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, releasing a statement on Christmas Day decrying online attacks against justices and calling for togetherness.
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