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GRGB hires former public defender Cameron Weitzner
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown has brought Cameron Weitzner onto its criminal defense team.
Whistleblower attempt results in 18-month Wis. license suspension for Va. lawyer
A Virginia lawyer disciplined for sharing confidential information about a nonprofit group under government investigation is receiving reciprocal punishment in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin governor restricts public indoor gatherings
Gov. Tony Evers' administration issued a new order Tuesday limiting the size of public indoor gatherings as COVID-19 spreads unchecked across the state, in a decision certain to alienate Republicans as well as tavern and restaurant owners.
Supreme Court holds public hearings for client protection fund fee increase, judicial code updates
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering petitions to increase to the annual assessment for the Wisconsin Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection and update the state's Code of Judicial Conduct.
Trump’s top federal prosecutors are overwhelmingly white men
The top federal prosecutors in the country have become less diverse under President Donald Trump than under his three predecessors, leaving white men overwhelmingly in charge at a time of national demonstrations over racial inequality and the fairness of the criminal justice system.
Charging decision expected in fatal police shooting of teen
A prosecutor is expected to announce a decision Wednesday on whether to charge a police officer in the fatal shooting of a Black teenager outside a suburban Milwaukee mall in February.
Corrections: Another COVID-19 outbreak in a Wisconsin prison
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is reporting another coronavirus outbreak in a state prison.
Husch Blackwell moving into Huron Building in downtown Milwaukee
Downtown Milwaukee’s newest office building is finished and will soon welcome its anchor tenant — but won’t be fully occupied because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judge promises quick decision on Wisconsin mask mandate
A Wisconsin judge heard arguments Monday in a lawsuit aimed at suspending Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' mask mandate but didn't immediately rule, saying he needs to think about it as COVID-19 surges across the state.
Judgeships open in Fond du Lac, Pierce, Portage circuit courts
Gov. Tony Evers is seeking judicial applicants for circuit courts in Fond du Lac, Pierce and Portage counties.
Facing a conservative turn, Supreme Court opens new term
The Supreme Court opens a new term with Republicans on the cusp of realizing a dream 50 years in the making, a solid conservative majority that might roll back abortion rights, expand gun rights and shrink the power of government.
A look at big issues on Supreme Court’s agenda in new term
Some of the issues either already on the Supreme Court's docket when it begins its new session or likely to be before the justices soon:
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- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
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