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Dec 21, 2018

US Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to enforce asylum ban

A divided U.S. Supreme Court won't let the Trump administration begin enforcing a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

Dec 21, 2018

Justices to hear public comments on proposed exception to pro hac vice rule

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be hearing public testimony on a change to the pro hac vice rule.

Dec 21, 2018

Quarles & Brady partner named to Evers Cabinet

Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers has named Quarles & Brady's Rebecca Cameron Valcq chairwoman of the Public Service Commission.

Dec 21, 2018

Justice Ginsburg has surgery to remove cancerous growths

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery on Friday to remove two malignant growths in her left lung, the Supreme Court said.

Dec 21, 2018

Police: Naked man tears down neighbor’s holiday decorations

Investigators say a 61-year-old Wisconsin man was arrested for tearing down a neighbor's Christmas decorations while drunk and naked.

Dec 21, 2018

Judge refuses to overturn $4.7B talc powder verdict

A Missouri judge denied Johnson & Johnson's bid to overturn a $4.7 billion jury verdict awarded to nearly two dozen women who said the company's talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer.

Dec 21, 2018

Jury awards $540K to woman who slipped in Biscuits Cafe

A jury has awarded $540,000 to a woman who slipped and herniated a disk on a wet floor at Biscuits Cafe in West Linn.

Dec 21, 2018

Firefighters, widow sue over explosion

The widow of a Wisconsin volunteer firefighter is suing over an explosion that killed her husband this summer.

Dec 21, 2018

Man sentenced to 40 years for killing 2 after dice game

A Milwaukee man accused of killing two men following a dice game has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Dec 21, 2018

Wisconsin police say no charges in explosion that killed 1

Miscommunication and an improperly marked gas main were to blame for an explosion last summer that killed a Wisconsin firefighter, injured 11 other people and leveled a city block, authorities said Thursday in announcing that no one would face charges.

Dec 21, 2018

Regulator: MillerCoors can say Miller Lite has ‘more taste’

Advertising regulators say MillerCoors can claim Miller Lite has "more taste" than Bud Light and Michelob Ultra but recommends the brewer stop commercials that make it appear that the conclusion is derived from a survey on taste preference.

Dec 20, 2018

Appeals Court Chief Judge Neubauer files for Supreme court

The chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has filed for candidacy to become a Supreme Court justice.

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