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Wisconsin high court approves Kohler golf course annexation
The city of Sheboygan properly annexed land for a Kohler Co. golf course in 2017, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Fox Valley lawyer accused of keeping entire SPD payment for himself
The Office of Lawyer Regulation is accusing a Fox Valley lawyer of keeping an entire payment from the State Public Defender's Office for himself, rather than splitting it with an investigator as he was supposed to.
ABA president calls for judicial independence after lower Stone sentence announced
American Bar Association president Judy Perry Martinez called for preserving the integrity of the justice system one day after the Justice Department announced it would seek a lower sentence for Roger Stone, a former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump. Martinez’s statement, released on Wednesday, reads: “The American Bar Association steadfastly supports judicial independence a[...]
Husch Blackwell adds 2 new Wisconsin finance attorneys
Husch Blackwell added two new attorneys to its banking and finance practice in Wisconsin. Jessica Zeratsky and Lauren Capitini recently joined the firm's Financial Services & Capital Markets group.
‘Promising lawyer with bright future’ killed in Racine Co. car crash
The Illinois personal-injury attorney Elizabeth Olszewski died in a car crash in Racine County on Feb. 9. The Union Grove native practiced at Salvi, Schostok & Prichard in Waukegan, Ill.
Pickup driver that crashed into school bus arrested for OWI
Authorities say the driver of a pickup truck that crashed head-on into a school bus in Dane County has been arrested for repeatedly driving drunk.
Widow of slain police commander sues gun-selling website
The widow of a slain Chicago Police Department commander filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a website used to sell a gun tied to her husband's death.
The ‘lowest thing’: Woman sent to prison for adoption fraud
A Michigan woman who broke the hearts and emptied the wallets of couples anxious to adopt babies was sentenced to 21 months in prison Wednesday after acknowledging that she faked her own pregnancy and committed other acts of deception.
Judge declines to dismiss abuse charge against pediatrician
A judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss a complaint charging a Wisconsin pediatrician with physically injuring an infant he was adopting with his wife.
Milwaukee man charged in pregnant woman’s fatal shooting
Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Milwaukee man in a drive-by shooting that killed a pregnant mother of five who was on board a party bus.
Wisconsin trooper contract would boost starting salaries
Starting salaries for Wisconsin state troopers would increase by nearly $6,000 a year under their first new contract in five years, a deal that won approval Wednesday after a previous agreement calling for higher raises was rejected.
JFC unanimously approves SPD pay parity, circuit-court increase
The Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance has unanimously passed bills to fund a pay-progression plan for state public defenders and set up 12 new circuit courts around the state.
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- 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
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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