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All in-person proceedings, with the exception of jury trials, will resume on Monday at the Waukesha County Courthouse and Waukesha County Clerk of Court's offices.

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Wisconsin health officials on Sunday confirmed 280 new cases of the coronavirus, down about 100 from the previous day.

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When most public life ground to a halt in mid-March to thwart the rapid spread of the coronavirus, a few essential court functions continued in Milwaukee County. Jury trials were not among them, and will likely be the last to return.

The Dane County Jail added new decontamination equipment to help protect inmates, deputies and staff from the spread of COVID-19.

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Gov. Tony Evers called on the Wisconsin Legislature to pass a package of criminal justice reforms as the state celebrated Juneteenth on Friday.

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University of Wisconsin System regents announced Friday that they had selected former Gov. Tommy Thompson as the system’s interim president, providing another twist in what has become a messy search to replace outgoing President Ray Cross.

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School board members in Wisconsin's largest school district have voted to cut ties with police officers who patrol outside its schools.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to create an exception to the actual-innocence rule for a contractor who sued his state-appointed defense attorney after he went to jail. The State charged David Skindzelewski with theft by contractor in 2014. The criminal complaint ...

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By ASTRID GALVAN The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a policy that protects immigrants who were brought to the country as children and allows them to work. The court on Thursday ruled President Donald Trump ...

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The Wisconsin Elections Commission gave final approval to a mailing that will put application forms for absentee ballots in the hands of 2.7 million registered voters ahead of the November presidential election.

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A Kansas-based hunting advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to force the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to restart in-person hunter-training courses.

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The Wisconsin Legislature's lawsuit over Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order is making headlines throughout the country. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case this week, giving conservative justices on the court an opportunity to dig into the assistant attorney general representing Andrea Palm, the Department of Health Services secretary.

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The Office of Lawyer Regulation is requesting a 60-day suspension as reciprocal discipline for an lawyer's disbarment in Minnesota.

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Following a slew of denials, state regulators are now pushing to give federal pandemic aid to laid-off Wisconsinites with disabilities.

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The U.S. Army Reserve suspended the commander of an Illinois-based unit Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations that unit officers mishandled complaints of sexual misconduct and retaliated against a whistleblower.

The American Red Cross, Milwaukee Radio Alliance and the Milwaukee Zoo, along with sponsor Gruber Law Offices, will partner together for the 15th annual Milwaukee County Zoo Blood Drive from Monday, June 29 through Wednesday, July 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the zoo’s Peck Center, 10001 W. Bluemound Road, Milwaukee.

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The Wisconsin Legislature's Republican-controlled budget committee signed off on four more legal settlements under the state's lame-duck laws in a whirlwind meeting on Tuesday.

Gov. Tony Evers' Pardon Advisory Board will hold a virtual hearing on June 23. The board is scheduled to hear from 26 Milwaukee-area applicants.

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The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Wisconsin is requiring everyone who enters the federal courthouse in Milwaukee to wear a mask in public areas of the building.

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Gov. Tony Evers blocked University of Wisconsin System officials on Monday from taking the first steps toward complying with new federal rules that bolster the rights of sexual-misconduct defendants and narrow the range of cases colleges are required to investigate.

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A Dane County judge says a woman who accidentally shot a friend in the face won't have to serve any additional jail time and can ask to have her felony conviction expunged after she pays restitution and court costs.

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A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a judge's decision to become Facebook friends with a woman whose child-custody case he was hearing gave rise to at least the appearance of bias, upholding a lower court's order that the case be re-heard by another judge.

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Josh Kaul was poised Tuesday to ask lawmakers to approve four more legal settlements under Wisconsin’s lame-duck laws. Kaul, a Democrat, was scheduled to present possible settlements to the ...

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If the person in Gov. Tony Evers' staff who recorded a telephone meeting between the governor and Republican legislative leaders did so without approval, he or she could be guilty of a felony, the chief attorney for the Wisconsin Legislature's Reference Bureau said in a memo on Monday.

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A black state Assembly candidate is accusing a white rival of harassing him by taking photos of his house.

Organizers of a Michigan ballot drive to prohibit discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people said Monday they are considering whether to continue following a big victory before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's bid to throw out a California immigrant-sanctuary law that restricts local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

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Baird vice president and associate general counsel Isioma Nwabuzor and SoftwareONE regional general counsel Jascha Beck Walter have been elected to the Association of Corporate Counsel-Wisconsin's Board of Directors.

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The Supreme Court on Monday passed up several challenges to federal and state gun-control laws, over the dissent of two conservative justices.

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University of Wisconsin System officials are offering campuses guidelines for reopening this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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