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Aug 17, 2020

Seventh Circuit remands inmate’s pro se lawsuit over pain medication management for trial

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is remanding for trial a Wisconsin inmate's pro se lawsuit over his pain medication management. The judges found the Western District of Wisconsin court was wrong to grant summary judgment to a nurse who could be found deliberately indifferent to the inmate's suffering.

Aug 14, 2020

Man charged with killing 2 Wisconsin men disputes 2 charges

Attorneys for a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin are seeking to have two charges of abandoning a corpse dismissed in the case

Aug 14, 2020

Wisconsin man pleads guilty to vandalizing synagogue

A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to vandalizing a synagogue last year as part of a neo-Nazi plot, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Aug 13, 2020

Records: Staffer accused lawmaker of drunken proposition

The state Assembly's chief clerk released records of a legislative aide's sexual harassment complaint against a freshman Democratic lawmaker, months after news organizations sued to gain access to them.

Aug 13, 2020

3 Milwaukee residents headed to DC event arrested in Indiana

Three men who are members of a Milwaukee group that's marching to the nation's capital for a national commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington were arrested in northern Indiana after police said they were blocking traffic on a highway.

Aug 13, 2020

Double homicide case in Brown County moves to sanity phase

The trial for a Green Bay area man found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend and her mother is moving to the next phase in which jurors will determine if he should be held responsible due to mental illness.

Aug 13, 2020

Warning on Russia adds questions about Senate’s Biden probe

Even before last week's intelligence assessment on foreign election interference, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was facing criticism from Democrats that his investigation of presidential candidate Joe Biden and Ukraine was politically motivated and advancing Russian interests.

Aug 13, 2020

UW-Madison Chancellor: ‘We’re in a real financial crisis’

University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank delivered a sobering message Wednesday about the state's flagship campus as the fall semester looms, saying "we're in a real financial crisis" because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Aug 13, 2020

New Milwaukee chief starts police community effort

Milwaukee's new acting police chief has started an effort to help rebuild trust with the community.

Aug 13, 2020

Demoted Milwaukee police chief to retire, exploring legal action

Milwaukee's former police chief, who was demoted to captain in part for using tear gas against protesters demonstrating over George Floyd's death, has chosen to retire instead of staying with the department.

Aug 13, 2020

2020 law school graduates, students cope with unprecedented pandemic fallout

For some of the newest lawyers in Wisconsin, graduation didn’t come with the pomp and circumstance one might expect.

Aug 12, 2020

Seventh Circuit: Utility companies have right to intervene in lawsuit over $500M power line

Three utility companies have the right to intervene in a lawsuit over a proposed $500 million high-voltage power line in southwestern Wisconsin, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday.

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