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Aug 28, 2020

Teen charged in Kenosha shootings that killed 2, wounded 1

Prosecutors on Thursday charged a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Aug 28, 2020

Judge orders USPS to provide info on service changes

A federal judge in Washington state is giving the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service 10 days to turn over records and information about service changes that critics say could undermine mail-in voting in the November election.

Aug 28, 2020

Tokaji assumes UW Law dean post amid pandemic, racial-injustice concerns

Daniel Tokaji, who started as dean of UW Law School on Aug. 1, has inherited a situation that many of his predecessors could never have imagined.

Aug 27, 2020

Private schools want Dane Co. in-person school limits tossed

A group of parents and private religious schools wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to nullify a Dane County order barring in-person classes for most students.

Aug 27, 2020

Peter Albrecht, Allison Andrew, Emily Fons join Godfrey & Kahn

The attorneys Peter Albrecht, Allison Andrew and Emily Fons have joined the law firm Godfrey & Kahn.

Aug 27, 2020

Kenosha protests peaceful after night of chaos and shootings

By STEPHEN GROVES and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Peace and calm prevailed on the streets of Kenosha on Thursday after the first relatively quiet night of protests since last weekend’s police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. The mood of marchers during Wednesday night’s protests in the southeastern Wisconsin city […]

Aug 26, 2020

‘Fundamental rights of children’: Supreme Court asked to block order mandating virtual schooling

A Dane County resident is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to prevent the enforcement of an emergency order that's preventing her two kids from attending their Lutheran private school in person.

Aug 26, 2020

Assistant US Attorney Conway appointed to bench in Dane County

David Conway, assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, is one of Dane County's newest judges.

Aug 26, 2020

Trammell becomes 1st Black woman judge outside Milwaukee County

The new Dane County Circuit Court Judge Nia Trammell is the first Black woman to serve as a judge outside of Milwaukee County.

Aug 26, 2020

17-year-old arrested in killing of 2 people in Kenosha (UPDATE)

Two people were killed and another was wounded as shots were fired late Tuesday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the third night of unrest following the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake.

Aug 25, 2020

6 more courtrooms re-open in Milwaukee County courts

Six more courthouse rooms have re-opened for in-person proceedings in Milwaukee County.

Aug 25, 2020

Lawsuit seeks repeal of Wisconsin governor’s mask mandate

Wisconsin's statewide mask mandate issued by Gov. Tony Evers should be immediately ended because the governor did not have the legal authority to order it, three western Wisconsin residents argues in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

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