Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Legal News

May 31, 2019

Judge sentences former state worker for stealing food stamps

A federal judge has sentenced a former state Department of Health Services worker to three months at a correctional center for stealing food stamps.

May 31, 2019

Dueling memos: Civil Justice Council responds to lawmaker’s letter to budget-writing panel

The Wisconsin Civil Justice Council isn’t backing down on statements it made about the separate, policy-recommending Judicial Council in a recent memo to lawmakers on the state’s budget-writing committee

May 31, 2019

Prisoner charged with attacking 2 guards

A Waupun prison inmate is faced with charges after he was accused of trying to choke one correctional officer and punched another.

May 31, 2019

7 years in prison for Ponzi scheme defendant

A Manitowoc man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a $3 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded 37 people, many of whom were elderly.

May 30, 2019

Government attorney running for Waukesha County judge

A government attorney recently announced he is running for Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 5.

May 30, 2019

Evers seeks applicants for spot on Washburn County bench

Gov. Tony Evers is looking for applicants to fill a judge position in Washburn County.

May 30, 2019

Supreme Court candidates to speak at Democratic convention

Two liberal candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court will speak at the state Democratic convention this weekend.

May 30, 2019

Hemp proposal draws opposition from law enforcement

A bipartisan proposal designed to help Wisconsin's fledgling hemp industry as it enters its second year is faced with opposition from law-enforcement agencies concerned with a provision allowing drivers to have trace amounts of THC in their blood.

May 30, 2019

Chicago lawyer faces license suspension in Wisconsin

A Chicago lawyer is faced with a six-month license suspension in Wisconsin over misconduct he committed in his home state.

May 30, 2019

3 Wisconsin men charged in homemade cannon death

Three Wisconsin men are faced with criminal charges after a homemade "cannon" exploded in Marion, killing an Illinois man last weekend.

May 30, 2019

ACLU sues Milwaukee police over arrests at memorial site

The ACLU of Wisconsin is suing Milwaukee police for what attorneys say was the unlawful arrest of two spectators at a memorial site for a black man fatally shot by police in 2016.

May 30, 2019

Michigan AG will attempt to shut pipeline down in June if there’s no deal

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said on Wednesday she will try in June to shut down a Great Lakes oil pipeline if the governor cannot reach a resolution with the operator of the line, Enbridge, saying the state will be in "great peril" if oil continues to flow under a delicate waterway.

Polls

Should Steven Avery be granted a new evidentiary hearing?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Legal News

See All Legal News

WLJ People

Sea all WLJ People

Opinion Digests