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Wisconsin prison chief retires amid guard shortage; departure another personnel headache for Evers
The shortage of guards grew so severe last year that prisons in Green Bay, Waupun and Stanley instituted lockdowns.
Kenosha and AG Kaul among school districts and states suing social media giants
While many legal experts contend the intentions behind the lawsuit are sound, there are challenges that remain.
Search to replace UW-La Crosse chancellor fired over porn is winnowed to 3 finalists
All three are scheduled to speak at forums on the UW-La Crosse campus next week.
Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year’s US elections
Activists also aim to place abortion rights on the ballot in Arizona.
Evers vetoes Republican-backed bills slashing the income tax, cutting taxes on retirees
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Evers was refusing to support tax cuts that would benefit the middle class.
Milwaukee attorney loses law license in scathing Supreme Court decision
Milwaukee Attorney Paul Strouse won’t be practicing law anytime soon in the Badger State after the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a scathing decision revoking his law license recently. “Attorney Strouse’s misconduct is disturbing,” the Wisconsin Supreme Court said in a per curiam opinion. “Attorney Strouse appears uninterested in honest, responsible advocacy, and tend[...]
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ congressional redistricting challenge
The decision leaves the state's current congressional district boundaries in place for the November election.
Milwaukee City Attorney top deputy Odalo Ohiku resigns amid investigations
The investigations were prompted by 57-page report from city Inspector General Ronda Kohlheim.
Fox Valley man sentenced to 14½ years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl trafficking, firearms
Gene W. Wolf (26) of Menasha, Wis. was sentenced to 174 months in federal prison by Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach on Feb. 27, 2024, according to Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. According to court records, on August 31, 2023, agents searched Wolf’s residence in […]
Fraudulent Wisconsin tax return preparer sentenced to prison
The estimated loss associated with Rodney Smith’s scheme was $3.3 million, according to authorities.
Harris will tout apprenticeships in a swing state visit to Wisconsin
Wisconsin is one of just a handful of battleground states in the presidential election.
FTC sues to block grocery store merger impacting Metro Market, Pick ‘n Save prices
Walmart plus the combined Kroger and Albertsons company would control 70% of the grocery market
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- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
Case Digests
- Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes
- Separation of Powers- Legislative Oversight of Executive Actions
- Notice of Recommitment and Involuntary Medication Hearings
- Firearm Possession-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Motion for Substitute Counsel
- Jury Instructions
- Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- Fourth and 14th Amendment Rights-Parental Medical Neglect
- Eminent Domain
- Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claim-§1983 claim
- Employment Law- Title VII
- Employment Law
