Retired Wisconsin doctor settles federal CSA allegations for $70,000
A retired Wisconsin physician has agreed to pay $70,000 to resolve allegations that he improperly prescribed opioids to patients and told them how to successfully fill various opioid prescriptions at once.
DOJ obtains environmental restoration judgment for Dodge Co. petroleum contamination
The Department of Justice has obtained a judgment requiring a complete environmental restoration and payment of $100,000 for petroleum contamination at a former Dodge County bulk petroleum-storage center.
Trump looks to scale back environmental reviews for projects
President Donald Trump is expected to announce a new federal rule to speed up the environmental review process for proposed highways, gas pipelines and other major infrastructure, a move that critics are describing as the dismantling of a 50-year-old environmental protection law.
Lawyer called ‘threat to the administration of justice’ loses license for 2 years
A former Madison attorney once deemed a "serious and ongoing threat" saw her law license suspended for two years on Tuesday in her third disciplinary action in Wisconsin.
Another Dane County Circuit Court judge’s seat open for applications
Gov. Tony Evers is seeking applicants for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 6.
Wisconsin Democrats raised record-high $10M over 3 months
The Wisconsin Democratic Party said Tuesday that it raised more money between April and June than in any other three-month period in state party history, bolstering its bank account in this hotly contested presidential battleground state.
ATF offers $10K reward in Wisconsin double slaying, arson
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a reward of up to $10,000 to find a Fort Atkinson man charged with killing his sister and her husband, shooting at a deputy and burning down a house in southeast Wisconsin last month.
UW supports federal lawsuit over international student rule
The University of Wisconsin supports a multi-state lawsuit filed Monday challenging the Trump administration's new restrictions on international students, interim system president Tommy Thompson said.
Wisconsin abolitionist’s descendants want statue restored
A Wisconsin abolitionist's descendants are imploring state officials to repair and reinstall the man's statue outside the state Capitol after demonstrators ripped it down during a wild night of protests against police racism last month.
SmithAmundsen hires Luke Behnke as tort-litigation senior counsel
Attorney Luke Behnke has joined SmithAmundsen's Milwaukee office as senior counsel in the firm's tort-litigation practice group.
Trump advisers rally Wisconsin Republicans, mock Democrats
A pair of President Donald Trump's top advisers touted him to Wisconsin Republicans on Saturday as a defender of law and order who will win over Black voters, while casting his presumed Democratic rival, Joe Biden, as being out of touch and Biden's party as a "mob" bent on erasing American history.
Wisconsin cadaver dogs find body in Janesville
A body was found by cadaver dogs in a wooded area in Janesville on Saturday morning.
Legal News
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
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