Milwaukee DA, Legal Aid Society review juvenile life sentences
For 128 people now in Wisconsin prisons, decades have passed since they were put away for life for crimes they committed as children.
Kamenick founds firm to fight for open records
From the shores of Lake Michigan, a new law firm is shining light onto Wisconsin’s open-records and open-meetings laws.
Wisconsin Supreme Court table toppled, police take away man
Wisconsin Capitol Police have taken a man into custody after he apparently flipped over a huge, ornate table that separates the justices from attorneys in the state Supreme Court chamber.
Milwaukee acid attack defendant refuses psych evaluation
A 61-year-old Milwaukee man accused of throwing acid on a Latino man's face during a racist attack is refusing a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether he can assist in his own defense.
League of Women Voters asks to join lawsuit that would deactivate thousands of voters
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin is asking a judge to allow it to join a lawsuit over removing hundreds of thousands of people from state voter rolls.
Evers signs bill making Wisconsin hemp program permanent
Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bipartisan bill that makes Wisconsin's hemp-growing program permanent, while bringing it into line with new federal regulations.
Mother gets 40 years for sexually assaulting her children
A Fox Valley mother will spend decades behind bars for sexually assaulting her two young children and making explicit videos.
Wisconsin sees uptick in fatal police shootings in 2019
Wisconsin is ending the year with more fatal police shootings than last year, as the Fox Valley and the state's northeastern region showing marked increases in shootings.
SEEING GREEN: Cannabis business law provides profit, cause for lawyers
It’s been a hard autumn for Jonathan Baker, the owner of TFP Sciences.
Kaul signs in support of public servants denied wiping out of student-loan debt
Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining 13 other district attorneys general in support of public servants denied federal wiping out of their student-loan debt. Kaul signed onto an amicus brief filed in support of public servants on Friday.
Evers vetoes allowing sex offenders to live near schools
Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that would have allowed violent sex offenders to live within 1,500 feet of schools and other places where children are likely to be present.
More results from contentious well study set for December
Researchers plan next month to release more findings from a pollution study conducted in southwestern Wisconsin.
Legal News
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
- Man shot at Miami Hilton
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
- Steven Avery prosecutor’s leaked diary reveals Ken Kratz’s confession
- Trevor Casper, killed in the line of duty, remembered 9 years later
- DOJ vs. Apple (chart)
- Milwaukee officers shoot, critically wound man when he fires at them during pursuit, police say
- Appellate courts do away with paper briefs
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