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Jun 29, 2021

About half of Wisconsin circuit courts rescind COVID-19 orders, policies vary in others

Although circuit courts throughout Wisconsin managed to continue operating throughout the pandemic, many are now returning to business as usual in light of a recent order from the state Supreme Court.

Jun 28, 2021

Conservative group challenges ballot drop boxes

A nonprofit conservative law firm filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin on Monday that challenges the state's use of absentee ballot drop boxes.

Jun 28, 2021

Wisconsin Supreme Court nixes move to ban ballot drop boxes

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a move to ban absentee ballot drop boxes.

Jun 28, 2021

Man charged with killing grandmother says he saved her soul

A Wisconsin man charged with killing his 97-year-old grandmother told detectives he turned her into a saint and saved her soul by killing her, according to a court document.

Jun 28, 2021

Milwaukee man gets 20 years in hit-and-run deaths of sisters

A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a hit-and-run crash that killed two sisters and left their cousin badly injured as they were leaving a playground.

Jun 28, 2021

Family of man killed by Wisconsin officer calls for justice

Family and friends called for justice for Jay Anderson Jr. on Saturday in the park where he was killed five years ago by a Wauwatosa police officer.

Hybrid Office
Jun 28, 2021

How to build a hybrid remote, in-person workplace

Splitting time between a physical office and a remote location is nothing new for Joseph Boucher, shareholder and founder of Neider & Boucher in Madison.

Jun 28, 2021

Appellate eFiling becomes mandatory on Thursday

Electronic filing in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals will become mandatory on Thursday.

The new Wilson Elser Milwaukee office uses nautical navy blue as an accent color, an element inspired by Lake Michigan. Photo by Wilson Elser photo.
Jun 28, 2021

Wilson Elser’s Milwaukee office moves into Cathedral Place (PHOTOS)

Wilson Elser's Milwaukee office has a new home in the city's downtown.

Jun 25, 2021

Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin's knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations.

Jun 25, 2021

DOJ obtains $95K judgment against Veolia for mercury pollution at Ozaukee facility

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has obtained a $95,000 civil judgment against Veolia ES Technical Solutions for violations of state air-management and hazardous-waste laws.

Judge Yadira Rein
Jun 25, 2021

Yadira Rein appointed Outagamie County Circuit Court judge

Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Yadira Rein as an Outagamie County Circuit Court judge, making her the first person of color to serve as a judge in Outagamie County.

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