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Jun 29, 2020

VanDeHey elected as Committee of Chief Judges chair

Seventh Judicial Administrative District Chief Judge Robert P. VanDeHey has been elected chairman of the Committee of Chief Judges.

Jun 29, 2020

US Supreme Court declines to hear border wall challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision that rejected environmental groups' challenge to sections of wall the Trump administration is building along the U.S. border with Mexico.

Jun 29, 2020

Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayor’s home

A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis as a group marched toward the mayor's home to demand her resignation after she read the names and addresses of several residents who supported defunding the police department during an online briefing.

Jun 29, 2020

Support police rally in Kenosha briefly disrupted by clashes

Protesters demonstrating against the use of police force briefly disrupted a Kenosha rally organized to show support for law enforcement on Saturday.

Jun 29, 2020

Ex-federal agent sentenced to jail in Wisconsin assault case

A Wisconsin judge has sentenced a former federal agent to jail time after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman at his Oconomowoc home in 2013.

Jun 29, 2020

Wisconsin man charged with killing sister, brother-in-law

A warrant is out for a Fort Atkinson man accused of killing his sister and her husband, shooting at a deputy and burning down a house in southeast Wisconsin.

Jun 29, 2020

Wisconsin man who triggered protest charged with extortion

Federal prosecutors on Friday charged a Black man whose arrest triggered a violent protest in Wisconsin's capital city with extorting local businesses.

Jun 26, 2020

Milwaukee County courts to begin re-opening on Monday

Milwaukee County Circuit Court judges will begin hearing in-person proceedings on Monday.

Jun 26, 2020

DNR restarts hunter safety courses in face of lawsuit

The state Department of Natural Resources will restart in-person hunter safety courses next month after a hunter advocacy group sued alleging the department had no authority to cancel them.

Jun 26, 2020

Judge Stadtmueller nears 2,200th sentence with Milwaukee construction exec’s case

Judge J.P. Stadtmueller of the Eastern District of Wisconsin reached a milestone in his career at a Milwaukee construction executive's sentencing hearing this morning. Stadtmueller said Brian Ganos was close to the 2,200th defendant he's sentenced in his 33 years on the bench.

Jun 26, 2020

Supreme Court won’t allow disbarred Florida attorney to practice in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Supreme Court won't allow a disbarred Florida attorney to practice law in Wisconsin.

Jun 25, 2020

Racine city officials slam judge’s ‘extremely troubling’ COVID-19 order

Racine County Circuit Court Judge Jon Fredrickson and Racine city officials are in a war of words over a lawsuit challenging the city's COVID-19 public-health orders. Fredrickson cautioned city officials against undermining a temporary injunction order in the case, an order the mayor called "extremely troubling.

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