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Jul 2, 2021

Motion seeks evidence of past violence at Rittenhouse trial

Prosecutors in Wisconsin want a judge to allow evidence at Kyle Rittenhouse's trial that shows he had a previous violent encounter in Kenosha before he fatally shot two men and injured another during a police brutality protest last year.

Jul 2, 2021

GOP asks Supreme Court to take redistricting case

Republican legislative leaders have asked the conservative-leaning state Supreme Court to invalidate a Madison judge's ruling that they illegally hired private taxpayer-funded attorneys to represent them in anticipation of legal challenges over redistricting.

Jul 2, 2021

Attorney says ousted Milwaukee police chief won’t return to post Saturday

Ousted Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales will not return to his job on Saturday as per a court order, his attorneys said Thursday.

Jul 2, 2021

Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting outside Madison hotel

A Madison man accused in a fatal shooting outside a local hotel has pleaded guilty to criminal charges.

Jul 1, 2021

Judge orders release of woman in Slender Man case

A Wisconsin judge on Thursday ordered the release of a woman convicted of stabbing her classmate to please the Slender Man character in 2014.

Judge William W. Brash III. Photo from the Wisconsin Court System website
Jul 1, 2021

Brash appointed as Court of Appeals chief judge

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed Judge William Brash III as chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.

Brianna Meyer
Jul 1, 2021

Brianna Meyer named president of Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association board

Brianna Meyer, an attorney at Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, has been named president of the Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association's board of directors.

Jul 1, 2021

WILL accuses Madison police board of racial quotas

A conservative law firm has filed a lawsuit alleging Madison's new civilian police oversight board has illegally reserved positions for members of certain races.

Brian Nelson
Jul 1, 2021

Brian Nelson joins criminal-defense firm Meyer Van Severen

Criminal-defense attorney Brian Nelson has joined Milwaukee-based Meyer Van Severen.

Jul 1, 2021

Senate sends police use-of-force bill to governor

The state Senate approved a bill Wednesday that establishes a uniform use-of-force policy for Wisconsin, sending the proposal on to Gov. Tony Evers.

Jul 1, 2021

Media companies win records lawsuit against Wisconsin legislators

The Associated Press and three other Wisconsin media outlets won a lawsuit Wednesday seeking records related to sexual harassment allegations against a former legislator.

Jun 30, 2021

Evers signs bill authorizing Wisconsin participation in opioid MDL settlement

Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill that authorizes Wisconsin's participation in a settlement in a prescription opioid multidistrict litigation case.

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