Man sentenced to 6 years in prison for 14th OWI
Wisconsin man has been sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of his 14th drunken driving offense.
Court suspends Milwaukee attorney’s license for 18 months
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Milwaukee attorney convicted of stealing money from an estate and declined to make the suspension retroactive.
AG launches first ad, features sheriff under FBI probe
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel is touting support from sheriffs in his first television ad, spotlighting an endorsement from a sheriff who came under FBI scrutiny.
Former Godfrey & Kahn lawyer faces 60-day suspension
A Waukesha County lawyer faces a 60-day suspension of his law license over three counts of alleged misconduct.
Labrador named Lucy saves Oregon man from sex conviction
The discovery of a black Labrador named Lucy led to the unraveling of a criminal case on Monday against an Oregon man who had begun serving a 50-year prison sentence.
Judge orders Wisconsin receiver to trial on assault charges (UPDATE)
A judge ordered Wisconsin the receiver Quintez Cephus to stand trial Tuesday on charges that he sexually assaulted two drunken women this spring, rejecting a motion from his attorneys to dismiss one of the counts alleging that the women weren't as impaired as investigators say.
Fleeing defendant who crashed plane facing more charges
A man who fled from deputies in his airplane before crashing into a Waupaca County cornfield is facing additional charges.
Monday deadline looms for claims in $75M Nassar settlement
By ED WHITE, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers rushed to meet a Monday deadline to file lawsuits against Michigan State University to qualify for $75 million set aside for more victims of Larry Nassar. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed in the past week, including one on behalf of 21 Jane Does who said they […]
Judge’s son gets 10-year prison sentence in child porn case
The son of a Michigan appeals court judge has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.
US marks 9/11 with somber tributes, new monument to victims
Americans were commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims Tuesday, after a year when two attacks demonstrated the enduring threat of terrorism in the nation's biggest city.
Prosecutor: Collaboration central to fighting human trafficking
Prosecutors from Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand may be thousands of miles away from prosecutors in Milwaukee, but all have of them have at least one scourge in common: human-trafficking. And although the cases undoubtedly vary in their facts, they also have similarities.
Schimel announces sex assault kit testing complete (UPDATE)
Attorney General Brad Schimel says the state Department of Justice has finished testing thousands of unanalyzed sexual-assault-evidence kits dating back to the 1980s.
Legal News
- NAACP: No consequences for UWM Pro-Palestinian protesters shows ‘bias’ and ‘privilege’
- New complaints filed against Northwestern over Kenosha football hazing scandal
- Justice Department submits proposed regulation to reschedule marijuana
- Reckless driving on Brown Deer Road results in fatal collision
- Lavinia Goodell 150th Anniversary commemoration to be held June 17
- WisGOP reacts to vice president’s Wisconsin visit
- Former prosecutor suspended for unwelcome contact during legal conference
- One Wisconsin Attorney’s misconduct ‘in a league of its own’
- Wisconsin election fraud charge issued from November 2022 general election
- Indigenous consultant accuses NHL’s Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment
- Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia from Augusta
- KS Governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology
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