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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges the University of Wisconsin System refused to hire a former longtime employee because of her age.

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Kelda Roys has raised more than any other Democratic candidate for governor in the month leading up to next week's primary election, even though she trails in recent polls.

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Be careful what you wish for.

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Democratic attorney general candidate Josh Kaul has outraised Republican incumbent Brad Schimel in July, but Schimel has more cash on hand three months before the November election.

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Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a long-time Osseo criminal defense attorney to the top prosecutor spot in Buffalo County.

Less than a year after the high court dismissed ethical misconduct charges against an Eau Claire lawyer, lawyer-regulators are again alleging that he broke attorney-ethics rules.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet took the oath of office at the state Capitol on Monday in a ceremony attended by four of the other six justices.

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A shooting inside a community radio station in Wisconsin injured a disc jockey and sent station volunteers running for cover early Sunday, and police said it didn't appear to be a random attack.

A Greenfield Police officer will not be criminally charged as a result of a vehicle pursuit that resulted in a fatal crash.

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A group opposed to a Wisconsin law that's designed to protect a developing fetus from a mother's alcohol or drug use is taking the fight outside the courtroom in hopes of gaining ground in the court of public opinion.

A legal advocacy group says a Georgia practice of releasing prisoners directly from solitary confinement sets them up for failure and poses a risk to the public.

Hupy and Abraham President Michael Hupy has pledged $25,000 to help the Milwaukee Bar Association move into a new space.

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A former Tesla Inc. employee at the electric car maker's battery plant in Nevada is seeking at least $1 million in defamation damages after it accused him of sabotage, hacking into computers and stealing confidential information leaked to the media.

A Wisconsin man accused of spiking his pregnant girlfriend's drink with an abortion-inducing drug has been convicted of attempted first-degree intentional homicide of an unborn child.

The state Ethics Commission has selected a Florida attorney as its new leader.

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A Milwaukee attorney faces a public reprimand over allegations that she practiced law even though her license was suspended and that she used an improper firm name.

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Foley & Lardner attorneys have helped a Neenah-based plastics manufacturer get the first permit of its kind in Wisconsin.

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Manitowoc police are recommending child neglect and drug charges against a man and woman arrested following the death of a 3-year-old child.

A federal agency says a massive refinery fire that forced the temporary evacuation of homes in the coastal Wisconsin city of Superior in April was caused by an explosion that sent debris hurtling into an asphalt storage tank.

A little-known dispute over 3D-printed guns has morphed into a national legal debate in the last week, drawing attention to a technology that seems a bit of sci-fi fantasy and — to gun-control advocates — a dangerous way for criminals to get their hands on firearms that are easy to conceal and tough to detect.

A Wichita lawyer and a computer software engineer have pleaded not guilty to a federal indictment alleging they plotted cyberattacks on websites with information criticizing the attorney's work.

A jury has awarded $3.5 million to a suburban Detroit man for his wrongful arrest and jailing in a case of mistaken identity.

An environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit challenging new federal smog regulations in Wisconsin.

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A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court revoke the license of a Middleton attorney who pleaded guilty last year to making a false declaration in a bankruptcy matter.

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A man accused of choking a Shawano County sheriff's deputy who had pulled him over on suspicion of driving drunk is charged with attempted homicide.

A former senior airman from southwest Wisconsin has been spared the death penalty for a second time in a double homicide conviction and will instead spend the rest of his life behind bars.

The Milwaukee County Courthouse Complex will be closing early for the funeral procession of a Milwaukee police officer.

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A federal judge on Tuesday stopped the release of blueprints that can be used to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration should have agreed to allow the plans to be posted online.

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The state Department of Justice has set up a new database that the public can use to track sex offenses in Wisconsin.

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Before John Goudie found his niche in paralegal work, he had a variety of experiences.

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