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Cape-wearing lawyer pleads guilty to theft
A former personal injury lawyer in Chicago who created a cape-wearing character to drum up business has pleaded guilty to keeping secret from clients' settlements he'd reached and keeping the settlement money for himself.
Advocates sue DNR over water records for Foxconn diversion
An environmental-law center is suing the state Department of Natural Resources over the agency’s refusal to hand over records related to diverting Lake Michigan water for the plant Foxconn Technology Group is building in southeast Wisconsin.
Walker says Wisconsin governor powers will remain strong
Gov. Scott Walker says the powers of his Democratic replacement will remain among the strongest of any governor in the country, even if he signs bills passed in a lame-duck session.
GOP legislation would ease rules for complying with tax breaks
Companies seeking tax credits from Wisconsin’s troubled job-creation agency would be subject to reduced scrutiny under a provision Republicans included in a package of lame-duck legislation designed to weaken newly elected Democrats.
Milwaukee Co. correctional officer accused of abusing inmate
A correctional officer at the Milwaukee County Jail is accused of abusing an inmate.
Jury acquits Fox Crossing judge accused of stalking clerk
A jury has acquitted a Fox Crossing municipal judge accused of stalking his court clerk.
Justices won’t hear states’ appeal over Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court on Monday avoided a possibly incendiary case by rejecting appeals from Kansas and Louisiana in their attempts to strip Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood.
Evers names criminal-justice council
Gov.-elect Tony Evers has put together a council to advise him on criminal-justice policy.
Referee to high court: Suspend La Crosse attorney, require exam for reinstatement
A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspend a La Crosse attorney’s law license for six months and require him to undergo an exam.
Wisconsin to use Volkswagen diesel fines on new diesel buses
Several Wisconsin cities and one county are getting new diesel buses thanks to fines that Volkswagen paid for cheating on emissions tests, but environmentalists say officials missed an opportunity to spend money on "greener" electric vehicles.
State Bar mulling response to contempt incident in Milwaukee
The State Bar of Wisconsin is looking into whether it should respond to an incident in October when a Milwaukee County trial court judge had a government defense attorney handcuffed and belly-chained at a hearing.
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