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The Senate on Thursday confirmed William Barr as attorney general, placing the veteran government official and lawyer atop the Justice Department as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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Attorney General Josh Kaul says he is asking Gov. Tony Evers for more crime lab analysts in the governor's executive budget.

The Judicial Council plans to use a coming meeting to discuss the best way to respond to a recently received open-records request.

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A criminal appeal challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin's implied-consent statute will be argued in April before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn helped create and serves on the board of a private Christian elementary school that prohibits anyone working there from being in a same-sex relationship and could expel students who are LGBTQ, documents released Thursday show.

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Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate refused to mention the NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a resolution honoring Black History Month passed on Wednesday, rejecting calls from Democrats who said ignoring the Milwaukee native put them on the wrong side of history.

A man accused of fatally shooting a Milwaukee police officer who was serving a search warrant for drugs and weapons is due in court for a preliminary hearing.

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Republican lawmakers are circulating a bill that would prohibit minors from buying e-cigarettes and other vapor products.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday handed down a written order on its recent decision to approve exceptions to its pro hac vice rule for certain tribal attorneys.

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A Wisconsin judge overturned a high school wrestler's suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct after the student's parents took legal action, worrying referees and the state's athletic association that officiating decisions could be undermined by courts.

Godfrey & Kahn recently hired the former top lawyer at the state agency that regulates the insurance market.

Wisconsin Republicans erased any mention of the former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick from a resolution recognizing Black History Month on Tuesday, saying he's too much a subject of controversy to be included in a list of influential black leaders.

A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court accept a former Milwaukee attorney’s bid to give up his law license.

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The Milwaukee law firm Thomadsen & Hoeschen recently combined with the Chicago-based firm Carlson Dash.

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A former Foley & Lardner partner has been named the new chief judge of the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Court.

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FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A former Ripon High School teacher has been sentenced to probation for having a sexual relationship with a student. Twenty-nine-year-old Samantha Fitzpatrick earlier pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault of a student ...

Gov. Tony Evers has not yet decided what position to take in a lawsuit seeking the repeal of laws passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature during a lame-duck session in December.

A referee is recommending that a Milwaukee attorney be given a private reprimand.

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Wisconsin liberals hope to take a step this spring toward breaking a long conservative stranglehold on the state's Supreme Court, in an election that could also serve as a barometer of the political mood in a key presidential swing state.

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Black Hills Federal Credit Union and a Wisconsin-based insurance company have agreed to pay $3 million to settle allegations that they improperly raised insurance premiums on thousands of loans.

A man who was charged on Sunday with killing a Milwaukee officer during a drug raid on his home told investigators that he didn't realize it was police trying to break down his door, authorities said.

A prosecutor won't file charges against three Fond du Lac police officers in an in-custody death.

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An obscure Wisconsin board voted to lift a ban on its employees working on climate change during state time that was put in place by Republicans to target the daughter of Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, who was the board's executive director.

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A conservative legal group has sued Wisconsin's education department, saying it improperly withheld public records and illegally told school districts not to immediately release documents.

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The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office is beginning its review of possible charges against a man suspected of fatally shooting a Milwaukee police officer.

A Mequon attorney is challenging a referee’s recommendation that the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspend his license for three months.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee approved William Barr's nomination for attorney general along party lines Thursday, with Republicans praising his credentials and Democrats questioning how transparent he'll be once special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation concludes.

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One of the top officials on the state Legislature's budget-writing committee is signaling Republicans won't let Attorney General Josh Kaul pull Wisconsin out of a multistate lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is ordering lawyer-regulators to investigate whether any medical concerns are preventing the Green Bay lawyer Paul Boltz from defending himself from misconduct allegations.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn outraised his challenger, Lisa Neubauer, in January, but still trails her in the total amount of money raised and cash on hand.

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