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.
Kohner, Mann & Kailas brings final chapter of antitrust lawsuit back to Wisconsin
Bob Gegios of Kohner, Mann & Kailas compares a massive natural gas antitrust lawsuit he’s been working on for years to the “Odyssey.” The case — about to enter its 13th year of litigation — is a class-action suit against energy companies accused of fixing the price of natural gas. The inflated prices cost Wisconsin industrial and commercial purchasers hundreds of millions of dollars coll[...]
Thomsen aims to right institutional wrongs in high-profile civil rights cases
Mark Thomsen has thought a lot about how to make the legal process more fair — especially this year. Thomsen and his firm, Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs, have taken up a number of high-profile civil rights cases in recent months.
Bill proposes $20,000 in student-loan repayments for rural public defenders
Attorneys who take public-defender cases in rural Wisconsin could receive as much as $20,000 a year in student-loan repayments under a proposed bill.
Bill aims to expedite criminal proceedings involving elderly
Legislation before a Wisconsin State Assembly committee is meant to expedite criminal proceedings involving elderly victims and witnesses.
Baldwin asks Air Force secretary to save whistleblower’s job
Sen. Tammy Baldwin has asked the head of the Air Force to save a Wisconsin Air National Guard whistleblower's job.
Legal News
- Gov. Evers announces DOR Secretary Barca leaving Evers Administration
- Trump backers try again to recall Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker as first effort stalls
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
- Bryan Steil teams up with election denier Jim Jordan
- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
- Hilton Doubletree Lawsuit: 8-year-old died after being sucked into swimming pool pipe
- Gov. Evers signs measure allowing tactical emergency medical services to bear arms
- 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
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