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Brett Blomme
Mar 17, 2021

Blomme arrested on 7 felony counts of possessing child porn (UPDATE)

Milwaukee County Children’s Court Judge Brett Blomme has been charged with seven felony counts of possession of child pornography. The state filed a criminal complaint against Blomme, 38, on Wednesday morning saying the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation had received a tip saying a user of the messaging app Kik who went by the name […]

Marcia Vandercook, member of the appellate e-filing committee, testifies in favor of implementing mandatory e-filing in the Wisconsin Courts of Appeals.
Mar 17, 2021

Attorneys, judges, CCAP eager for Supreme Court to approve mandatory appellate e-filing rule

Attorneys, judges and CCAP staff called on Wednesday for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to approve mandatory electronic filing in the state’s Courts of Appeals. The state Supreme Court held a public hearing Wednesday on Rule Petition 20-07, which asks the high court to approve mandatory e-filing in the appellate courts and amend the rules as needed to have […]

Mar 17, 2021

Assembly to pass bill ending hair-braiding licenses

The Wisconsin Assembly was poised Wednesday to pass a bipartisan bill that would allow people to braid hair without a barber or cosmetology license.

Mar 17, 2021

Officials: Wisconsin man kills 2 co-workers, later dies

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A worker shot and killed two colleagues at a supermarket distribution center near Milwaukee before crashing his vehicle during a police pursuit and then killing himself, a union official and police said Wednesday. The attacks happened Tuesday night at the Roundy’s distribution center in Oconomowoc, about 30 miles west of Milwaukee, said […]

Mar 17, 2021

Johnson rules out run for Wisconsin governor in 2022

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Tuesday he has ruled out a run for Wisconsin governor in 2022, but he remains undecided about whether to seek a third term in the Senate.

Mar 17, 2021

Wisconsin Legislature moves to protect conversion therapy

The Wisconsin Legislature moved Tuesday to kill limits on PFAS pollution and to allow therapists, counselors and social workers to continue to try to change gay and transgender people's sexual orientation.

Mar 16, 2021

Prosecutors, public defenders, judges now eligible for vaccine

People age 16 and up with certain preexisting conditions in Wisconsin will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine starting Monday, a week earlier than previously announced, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday.

Photo of Judge Brett Blomme, Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Mar 16, 2021

Judge Brett Blomme arrested on tentative child-porn charges

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Brett Blomme has been arrested on tentative charges of possession of child pornography, the Wisconsin Department of Justice announced on Monday.

Mar 16, 2021

Milwaukee immigration attorney faced with 1-year suspension for failing to properly represent clients

A Milwaukee immigration attorney could lose his law license for a year for failing to properly represent two clients and taking a money out of another client's account for a personal loan.

Mar 16, 2021

Wisconsin Republicans move to protect conversion therapy

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin therapists, counselors and social workers could continue to attempt to change the sexual orientation of gay or transgender people under a bill Republican legislators are poised to take up Tuesday. The bill would block a proposed state Department of Safety and Professional Standards rule prohibiting […]

Mar 15, 2021

DOJ obtains $65K judgment for pollution from Milwaukee metal shredder

The Wisconsin Department of Justice obtained a $65,000 judgment against two companies for violating state air pollution control laws with their metal shredder.

Mar 15, 2021

Woman sentenced in 2018 death of 7-year-old Wisconsin boy

A woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for her role in 2018 death of a 7-year-old Wisconsin boy who was allegedly beaten, forced to carry around a heavy log and was buried in the snow.

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