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Court of Appeals hears arguments in lawsuit to keep COVID records secret
The Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a lawsuit attempting to stop Gov. Tony Evers' administration from releasing the names of businesses with employees who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Wisconsin GOP leaders praise state’s vaccination efforts
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos called on the state’s business community to “step up” and return workers to offices around the Fourth of July, joining Wednesday with the state Senate’s top Republican in praising the state’s coronavirus vaccination efforts.
Booze-to-go approved by Wisconsin Senate
Booze-to-go will be easier to purchase in Wisconsin under a pair of bills passed Tuesday by the state Senate.
Wisconsin Assembly OKs election investigation
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly passed a resolution Tuesday to authorize an investigation into the 2020 presidential election that President Joe Biden narrowly won in the state.
Wisconsin part of $188.6M multistate settlement over deceptive marking of surgical mesh
Wisconsin is part of a $188.6 million settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation to resolve allegations of deceptive marking of its surgical-mesh products for women.
Candidates in Court of Appeals races make their cases
The April 6 election promises to bring some changes to Wisconsin courts throughout the state. The ballot presents contested races for two of Wisconsin’s four Courts of Appeals and 11 contested circuit-court races.
Report: Fewer than 15% of managers, employees understand FMLA laws (INFOGRAPHIC)
Fewer than 15% of managers and employees understand Family and Medical Leave Act laws, according to a recent report based on 2020 survey results. The second annual “The FMLA and PFL Knowledge Gap 2020: Employee and Manager Insights” report from Majesco compiled survey results from more than 1,000 participants working for businesses with anywhere from 100 […]
Dane County to resume jury trials on June 1
The Dane County Circuit Court plans to resume jury trials on June 1.
Jury set for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death; starts March 29
A jury has been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death, with opening statements set for March 29 in a case that led to weeks of protests and a national soul-searching about racial justice.
Federal judge sentences Milwaukee ‘Oxy Czar’ to prison
A federal judge has sentenced the former owner of a pain management clinic described as a "pill mill" to one year and one day in federal prison.
Man in domestic dispute dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
A man involved in a domestic dispute took his own life when deputies found him hiding in the trunk of a vehicle they had stopped in Fond du Lac County, according to sheriff's officials.
Judge: DNA evidence in 1976 murders can be used
A Marinette County judge has ruled prosecutors can use DNA evidence collected through a phony police survey in the case against a man charged with killing a young couple in a county park more than four decades ago.
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- Wisconsin Supreme Court reveals September oral arguments calendar
- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
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- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property
