Assistant AG, judge accused of sexually exploiting children
A lawyer who serves as an assistant attorney general and part-time judge is accused of sexually exploiting children.
Lawsuit: Security guard shot while holding suspect
A police officer fatally shot an armed security guard who was wearing a hat with "security" emblazoned across the front and holding a man down following a shooting inside the suburban Chicago bar where the guard worked, an attorney for the guard's family said Monday after filing a federal lawsuit.
Court slaps hospital with $820K in sanctions, attorney fees
Nevada's public hospital in Las Vegas has been ordered to pay nearly $820,000 in sanctions and attorney fees for failing to produce required emails, text messages and computer records in an ongoing federal employee wages lawsuit.
Court urged to end rule that erased ex-Patriots tight end’s conviction
A legal principle that erased former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction after he killed himself in prison is outdated, unfair and should not stand, a Massachusetts prosecutor told the state's highest court Thursday.
Man dies 2 days after winning $2.6M verdict in mine lawsuit
A man who fought for more than a decade to maintain his rights to a mining claim in northwestern Montana died two days after a jury awarded him nearly $2.6 million.
Police officer shoots, wounds man in Milwaukee
Milwaukee police say an officer shot and wounded a 42-year-old man on the city's northwest side.
Evers names transition team as GOP eyes limiting power
Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers named his transition team Monday, as Republicans who control the Legislature continued to privately discuss ways to protect laws they passed and curtail the new governor's power before he takes office in January.
Supreme Court to hear Virginia GOP’s districting appeal
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal by Virginia Republicans who are trying to preserve state legislative districts that were struck down by a lower court for being racially discriminatory.
Pabst, MillerCoors head to trial
Pabst Brewing Co. and MillerCoors are going to trial, with hipster favorite Pabst contending that MillerCoors wants to put it out of business by ending a longstanding partnership through which it brews Pabst's beers.
Wisconsin district investigates boys’ apparent Nazi salute
A Wisconsin school district is investigating a photo of a group of high school boys giving what appears to be a Nazi salute.
Evers faces tough sell on prison reform with GOP lawmakers
Gov.-elect Tony Evers has some big ideas about how to reform Wisconsin's overcrowded prison system.
Wisconsin agency won’t release records on harassment claims
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials are refusing to release records detailing allegations that an agency employee harassed female co-workers at a hotel in Milwaukee, saying such a disclosure would hurt workers' morale and that people make mistakes.
Legal News
- 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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