Judge orders homicide defendant to take medication
A Dane County judge has ordered a defendant accused of fatally stabbing a man from whom he was renting a room to start taking medication to improve his competency for court proceedings.
Wisconsin court says gun site not liable in spa shooting
A firearms website that enabled a Wisconsin man to illegally purchase the pistol he used to shoot seven people at a suburban Milwaukee spa six years ago can't be sued over the incident, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Wisconsin Supreme Court says asking about gun allowed
A Milwaukee police officer did not violate the constitutional rights of a person pulled over for a routine traffic stop when the officer asked if they had a weapon in the car, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Evers appoints UW regent replacements, including attorney
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed three new University of Wisconsin System regents.
Evers to sign first bill as governor
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is scheduled to sign a bill into law for the first time, enacting a proposal barring the term "mental retardation" from state agency rules and regulations.
Pewaukee attorney faces second license revocation
A Pewaukee attorney faces his second law license revocation.
Neenah financial advisor wins top State Bar post
Another woman will be the next in line to be president of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
Lawyers mount challenge to Wisconsin’s mandatory bar dues
The same week that the Wisconsin State Bar’s Board of Governors approved a $2 increase in mandatory bar dues, two attorneys filed a lawsuit against the bar challenging the constitutionality of those same dues.
Speeds reach 115 mph during interstate chase
Authorities say speeds during an interstate chase in Sheboygan County reached 115 miles an hour before the fleeing driver crashed into a squad car, a tree and two parked vehicles.
Environmental group clashes with Kohler Co. over golf course
Kohler Co. and an environmental group are at odds over the Wisconsin-based manufacturing company's plan to build a golf course on the shore of Lake Michigan.
UW-Oshkosh investigates, calls forum over racist images (UPDATE)
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh officials say they're investigating racist images circulating on social media involving students and called a community forum to discuss them.
Court dismisses lawsuit against closed Brookfield law firm
A Waukesha County judge recently dismissed a lawsuit an Oak Creek woman filed against the Brookfield law firm she had worked for.
Legal News
- 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
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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