Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Legal News

Feb 20, 2024

Wisconsin to get $24M after arbitration win in dispute with cigarette manufacturers

Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday that an arbitration panel of former judges has ruled in favor of the state of Wisconsin in its dispute with Philips Morris USA Inc., RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other cigarette manufacturers.

Feb 20, 2024

Welcome to the ‘Hotel California’ case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic

The song, "Hotel California," became one of rock's most indelible singles. And nearly a half-century later, those handwritten pages of lyrics-in-the-making have become the center of an unusual criminal trial set to open Wednesday.

Feb 19, 2024

California judge under investigation for alleged antisemitism and ethical violations

A Northern California judge is under investigation by a state agency for allegedly making antisemitic remarks when addressing a deputy public defender, failing to recuse himself from cases involving attorneys and other people he socialized with, sexually harassing women, and other ethical violations.

Feb 19, 2024

Driver in Milwaukee crash that killed 5 people gets 25 years in prison

A drunken driver who sped through a red light in Wisconsin and smashed into another vehicle, killing five of her passengers including four children, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.

Feb 19, 2024

Evers signs new legislative maps into law, legal questions remain

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed new legislative district maps into law on Monday that he proposed and that the Republicans who control the Legislature passed to avoid having the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court draw the lines.

Feb 18, 2024

State governments looking to protect health-related data as it’s used in abortion battle

Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals' reproductive health information private when a U.S. senator's report last week offered a new jolt, describing how cellphone location data was used to send millions of anti-abortion ads to people who visited Planned Parenthood offices.

Feb 16, 2024

Fond du Lac man convicted in fatal drunk driving crash

Adam Richardson has been convicted of two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle after pleading guilty to the charges.

Feb 16, 2024

Georgia case against Chesebro, Trump in legal jeopardy as DA Willis faces misconduct charges

It is not yet known if the judge will rule on whether Willis and her office should be disqualified from the case.

Feb 16, 2024

A loophole got him a free New York hotel stay for five years. Then he claimed to own the building

For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law.

Feb 16, 2024

2 former Didion Milling officials sentenced to 2 years in Wisconsin corn plant blast

A federal judge sentenced two senior employees at a Wisconsin corn plant to two years in prison Thursday for falsifying records and obstructing an investigation into a fatal corn dust explosion seven years ago.

Feb 15, 2024

Assembly passes bills regulating AI use in elections and outlawing AI-produced child porn

Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday passed bills to regulate artificial intelligence, joining a growing number of states grappling with how to control the technology as November's elections loom.

Feb 15, 2024

A Republican plan to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is dead

A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is dead.

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