Attorneys work to give Dassey hope of life outside prison
Brendan Dassey’s legal team is advocating for what they are calling Dassey’s best chance at a life outside prison.
Bucks center Lopez unknowingly bought stolen Disney goods
Authorities say longtime Disney enthusiast and Milwaukee Bucks center Robin Lopez unknowingly purchased rare items stolen from Disney World in Florida.
Suicide prevention hotline still awaiting state funding
The partisan squabbling over a $110,000 grant for a suicide prevention hotline continues as the group waits to receive the funding a month after lawmakers approved releasing it.
Childs appointed as Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge
Milwaukee County's newest circuit court judge is Milton Childs, a managing attorney at the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office.
Democrats push for marijuana decriminalization in Wisconsin
The possession of small amounts of marijuana would be decriminalized in Wisconsin under a bill that Democratic lawmakers introduced Wednesday in their latest push to loosen Wisconsin's marijuana laws in the face of Republican opposition.
Wisconsin man could spend 30 years in prison for selling stolen Kohl’s Cash
A Wisconsin man could spend 30 years in prison for selling stolen Kohl's Cash on Twitter. Robert Gordon pleaded guilty to two federal counts related to fraud last week.
Former Madison lawyer apologizes for ‘offensive personality’ in front of high court
A former Madison lawyer suspended for frivolously suing a judge in her foreclosure case is fighting another complaint from the Office of Lawyer Regulation. Wendy Nora could lose her license for another two years for alleged misconduct surrounding her client representation in state and federal foreclosure cases.
Woman accused of fatally stabbing ex-boyfriend testifies
A western Wisconsin woman accused of fatally stabbing her ex-boyfriend says she was afraid he was going to kill her.
Supreme Court hears union arguments for paying workers to ‘don,’ ‘doff’ uniforms
A lawsuit in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will determine if employees at a Fort Atkinson food production factory should receive back pay for putting on work clothes before a shift and taking them off afterward.
Arrests made in killing of American prosecutor in Micronesia
Authorities in Micronesia said Monday they have arrested suspects in the slaying of an American prosecutor who was working as acting attorney general of the state of Yap in the Pacific nation.
Wisconsin lawmakers seeking to expunge marijuana convictions
When the Madison barber and business owner Brian Britt, 42, stepped up to a folding table in the entryway of the Urban League of Greater Madison, he had a single goal in his mind: Wipe from his record the decades-old criminal convictions he says are holding him back.
Wisconsin justice hopefuls to gather for first debate
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly will square off next month against his two challengers in their first debate.
Legal News
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- 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
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