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What’s at stake in Wisconsin Supreme Court election
The Wisconsin Supreme Court race to be decided Tuesday won't have an immediate impact on majority control of the state's highest court, but it could put liberals in position to take control in 2020 by a court that has long been marked by partisan leanings.
New rules for bar-exam accommodations to take effect in August
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently issued an order creating an appeals process for bar applicants whose requests for special accommodations during the state’s bar exam are rejected. The court, on its own motion earlier this term, proposed the change. The court’s current rules require the Board of Bar Examiners, the 11-member body that administers the […]
Expungement bill advances
A committee recently gave its blessing to proposed legislation that would expand Wisconsin’s expungement law.
3 indicted in reservation overdose death
Three people from Keshena have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged involvement in a drug overdose death on the Menominee Indian Reservation.
Evers re-hires Walker appointees in lame-duck fight
Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday re-hired dozens of Republican appointees he fired last week after a judge invalidated their legislative confirmations, marking another twist in the tangled legal battle over whether lawmakers were within their rights when they met for a lame-duck session last year.
Poll: Some Milwaukee lawyers prefer Neubauer, former Husch Blackwell attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer fared better than her opponent, Brian Hagedorn, in a survey of Milwaukee Bar Association members.
High court stands firm on legal-malpractice exception
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently declined to add to the types of the non-clients who can sue lawyers for legal malpractice.
Protests prompt Beloit College to cancel Erik Prince lecture
A liberal arts college in southern Wisconsin canceled a lecture by the former Blackwater head Erik Prince after protesters disrupted the planned talk.
Wisconsin superintendent bans sexist cheerleading awards
The superintendent of a Wisconsin high school district has outlawed cheerleading awards that objectify students' bodies and ordered mandatory staff training on discrimination and harassment.
Arrest made in fatal shootings of father, teenage daughter
An Appleton man has been arrested in the deaths of a Manitowoc father and his teenage daughter.
Walker appointee tries to return to work after court stay
One of former Gov. Scott Walker's appointees is trying to go back to work after a state appellate court stayed a ruling invalidating her appointment and dozens of others.
Wisconsin appeals court restores laws from lame-duck session
A Wisconsin appeals court on Wednesday reinstated laws Republicans passed during a lame-duck session to weaken the Democratic governor and attorney general, but the statutes remain blocked because of a ruling in a separate case.
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- 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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