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The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party warned Milwaukee's chief elections official that it would be illegal for any Milwaukee Bucks or Brewers players or mascots to participate in early voting events planned at their stadiums in the days leading up to the election.
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Adult son held on possible homicide charge in mother’s death
The adult son of a Superior woman has been arrested in her death.
Read More »Court upholds Wisconsin ballot extension, hands Dems a win
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s presidential election on Tuesday, handing Democrats a victory in their fight to deliver the battleground state to ...
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Read More »Milwaukee lawyer agrees to give up law license for 6 months, admits to misconduct
A Milwaukee lawyer has agreed to give up her law license for six months after converting a client's settlement funds for personal use and committing other misconduct.
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Read More »6 more Milwaukee County courtrooms to reopen for jury trials
Six more Milwaukee County courtrooms will reopen for jury trials in the next month.
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Read More »Records: Failed UW president search costs about $216,000
A failed search for a person to lead the University of Wisconsin System has cost taxpayers about $216,000, a cost unlikely to be recouped because of contract language with the company hired to help find the next president.
Tagged with: Tommy Thompson University of Wisconsin System
Read More »Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women
President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court has close ties to a charismatic Christian religious group that holds men are divinely ordained as the "head" of the family and faith. Former members of the group, called People of Praise, say it teaches that wives must submit to the will of their husbands.
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Read More »Wisconsin justices weigh removal of 130K from voter rolls (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could result in the purging of about 130,000 people from voter rolls in the hotly contested battleground state.
Tagged with: Brian Hagedorn Gov. Scott Walker President Donald Trump Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
Read More »Chicago attorney to learn reciprocal punishment for deadly drunken-driving crash
A Chicago attorney will soon learn if he'll receive reciprocal discipline for a drunken-driving crash that killed his friend.
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Read More »Kettle Moraine prison has highest number of COVID-19 cases
Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution has more than 260 active cases of the coronavirus, in addition to another 100 inmates who have recovered from the virus, according to Wisconsin corrections officials.
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Read More »Conservatives law firm seeks to end state’s mask order
A conservative law firm asked a judge on Monday to immediately put an end to Wisconsin's mask mandate, arguing that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers doesn't have the authority to issue such an order that comes as COVID-19 cases surge statewide.
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Read More »UW Law’s Findley, Madison criminal-defense attorney among appointees to police oversight board
UW Law School Professor Keith Findley and Joshua Hargrove, a Madison criminal-defense attorney, are among the first round of appointees to Madison's new police-oversight board.
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Read More »Barrett could be Ginsburg’s polar opposite on US Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett paid homage to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her White House speech Saturday as a shatterer of glass ceilings. She said she would be mindful of the woman whose place she would take on the Supreme Court.
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Read More »Appellate court halts Wisconsin ballot-counting extension
A federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily halted a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin's presidential election, a momentary victory for Republicans and President Donald Trump in the key presidential battleground state.
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Read More »Lawyer says officer thought Blake was trying to kidnap child
The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children and that he opened fire because Blake started turning toward the officer while holding a knife, the officer's lawyer contends.
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Read More »Kenosha police say argument among crowd turns deadly
An argument involved several dozen people turned deadly in Kenosha.
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Read More »MU Law Poll: Next SCOTUS appointment important to most Americans (INFOGRAPHIC)
A new poll from Marquette University Law School reports 82% of Americans surveyed believe the choice of the next U.S. Supreme Court justice is very or somewhat important to them.
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Read More »Milwaukee lawyer to find out punishment for keeping client settlement secret, other misconduct
Next week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will announce the punishment for a Milwaukee lawyer accused of keeping a $25,000 settlement secret from a client. The high court is scheduled to release its opinion in the Office of Lawyer Regulation’s case ...
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Read More »Group seeks to block election grants to 5 Wisconsin cities
A conservative group says $6.3 million in grants meant to help with November's election in Wisconsin's five largest cities amount to bribery to increase voter turnout in Democratic strongholds, and it is is asking a federal judge to block the funding.
Read More »Dane Co. allocates $300,000 to plan for new mental-health center
Dane County is allocating $300,000 to plan for a new mental-health center meant to divert people with behavioral health from the criminal-justice system.
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Read More »Teen charged in Kenosha shootings fights extradition (UPDATE)
A 17-year-old in Illinois accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Friday fought his return to Wisconsin to face homicide charges that could put him in prison for life.
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Read More »Majority favors post-election US Supreme Court appointment (CHART)
Late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday. The battle over timing to nominate her replacement has begun.
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Read More »Protests peaceful in Wisconsin over Breonna Taylor’s death
Demonstrations in Wisconsin over a grand jury's decision not to indict Louisville, Kentucky police officers in Breonna Taylor's death were relatively peaceful with protesters in Milwaukee blocking traffic on an interstate.
Read More »Wisconsin Legislature appeals ruling on absentee ballots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature on Wednesday appealed a federal court ruling that allows for absentee ballots to be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election in the battleground state. The appeal was ...
Read More »Lawsuit asks court to force Facebook to ban militia posts
Facebook can't be trusted to enforce its ban on violent rhetoric in the run-up to the November elections, as is evident by its refusal to remove a group's call to arms to protect businesses in Kenosha last month before a night of unrest in which two protesters were shot and killed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Tagged with: Jacob Blake Kenosha Kyle Rittenhouse President Donald Trump
Read More »More loan money available for rebuilding Kenosha businesses
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state is making more money available to help small businesses in Kenosha recover from damage during recent unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, officials announced Wednesday. Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic ...
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Read More »Wisconsin Public Service agrees to clean up contamination at former Marinette plant
Wisconsin Public Service Corp. has agreed to clean up contamination at a former manufactured gas plant site in northern Wisconsin. On Friday, Judge William Griesbach of the Eastern District of Wisconsin approved a settlement requiring WPS to dredge and dispose of ...
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Read More »Roberts: Ginsburg was ‘tough, brave, a fighter, a winner’
Chief Justice John Roberts says the words that best describe the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are "tough, brave, a fighter, a winner" but also "thoughtful, careful, compassionate, honest."
Tagged with: John Roberts Ruth Bader Ginsburg U.S. Supreme Court
Read More »ER patient charged criminally, accused of assaulting nurses
A 35-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of assaulting two nurses in the emergency room of Mayo Clinic in La Crosse.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to hear lame-duck lawsuit
The state Supreme Court decided Tuesday not to hear a lawsuit Republican legislators filed last year alleging Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul wasn't complying with laws passed during a 2018 lame-duck legislative session.
Tagged with: Rebecca Bradley U.S. Supreme Court
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