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A judge sentenced a New Richmond man Friday to 22 years in prison in connection with the death of his son.
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Catholic Diocese of Madison’s legal threat prompts COVID-19 order change
Madison and Dane County are allowing more people to gather for church services to "avoid a costly legal battle with Washington, D.C. lawyers."
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Read More »Milwaukee County anticipates opening 7 criminal courts in next three weeks
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Chief Judge Mary Triggiano expects the county will have seven criminal courts up and running in the next three weeks.
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Read More »COVID-19 cases in US prisons (CHART)
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Read More »Man convicted of assaulting stepdaughter finds no relief from state Supreme Court
A man convicted of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter found no relief from the Wisconsin Supreme Court in his case.
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Read More »Wisconsin prisons increase COVID-19 testing, quarantines
All prisoners and staff in Wisconsin's 36 adult prisons will be tested for COVID-19 under the state Department of Corrections' plan to resume more normal operations.
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Read More »Summerfest outright canceled after being moved to September
The lakeside festival that draws hundreds of thousands of people to downtown Milwaukee each summer has canceled the event after earlier moving it to September.
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Read More »Report highlights voting inequities in tribal communities
Native American voting rights advocates are cautioning against states moving to mail-in ballots without opportunities for tribal members to vote safely in person.
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Read More »Attorney: Steven Avery infected with COVID-19
The Wisconsin man whose criminal case was featured in Netlfix's "Making a Murderer" documentary has contracted COVID-19 in prison, his attorney said Wednesday.
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Read More »Wisconsin awarded nearly $13M in grants to hire more police officers
The Department of Justice has awarded nearly $13 million in grants to hire more law enforcement in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Legal fight over Wisconsin redistricting begins
Republicans want to keep any legal battle over Wisconsin redistricting in the state Supreme Court, starting the legal fight over the redrawing of political boundary lines on Wednesday a full year before any new maps are created.
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Read More »Murder charge upgraded in Floyd case, 3 other cops charged
George Floyd's family on Wednesday demanded the arrest of all four police officers involved in his death, as they visited a makeshift shrine at the Minneapolis street corner where the black man died after a white officer pressed a knee on his neck as he pleaded for air.
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Read More »Court reinstates former lawyer’s license 17 years after revocation
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday conditionally reinstated a former attorney's law license about 17 years after it was revoked.
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Read More »DNR will consider well impacts according to AG’s stance
Wisconsin environmental regulators will consider high-capacity wells' impact on surrounding water bodies when issuing permits, aligning with Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul's stance on the issue.
Read More »Mario White appointed as Dane County judge
Mario White has been appointed as a Dane County Circuit Court judge.
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Read More »US Legislatures slow to pass laws limiting use of force
A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many declined to address the most glaring issue: police use of force. Six years later, only about a third of states have passed laws on the question.
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Read More »Madison Title IX lawyer named to UW Board of Regents
The Madison attorney Amy Bogost has been appointed to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
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Read More »Night of violence in Madison results in more arrests, damage
Protesters spray painted graffiti on the Wisconsin state Capitol, dumped paint on the beloved "Forward" statue outside, broke into businesses downtown and defaced the Wisconsin Veterans Museum before police in riot gear used tear gas to disperse the crowd early Tuesday morning.
Read More »Teen charged with homicide in fatal Waupaca County crash
Prosecutors in Waupaca County have charged a 17-year-old boy they say intentionally caused a crash that killed a woman.
Read More »UW Law names Ohio State law professor as new dean
UW Law School has named Ohio State law professor Daniel Tokaji its new dean.
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Read More »Supreme Court declines to take up lawsuit over State Bar’s mandatory dues
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a lawsuit over the State Bar of Wisconsin's mandatory bar dues.
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Read More »CIVIL RIGHTS CHAMPION: Law partner remembers Safran, prominent Milwaukee civil rights attorney
When Jonathan Safran took on a case, he was dogged in the pursuit of his goals and painstaking in his methods.
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Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear voter purge case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case seeking to purge about 129,000 voter registrations from the rolls ahead of the November presidential election after previously deadlocking on whether to get involved.
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Read More »JFC approves adding 20 new positions to manage CCAP
Wisconsin is adding 20 new employees to manage the state's CCAP services.
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Read More »Consulting firm with specialty in nursing-home malpractice opens in Milwaukee
A new consulting firm specializing in nursing home malpractice has opened in Milwaukee.
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Read More »Candidates file to run for Congress, Wisconsin Legislature
Candidates running for Congress and the Wisconsin Legislature faced a deadline on Monday to qualify to appear on the ballot.
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Read More »15 arrested in Madison in night of violence amid protests
Fifteen people were arrested after a second night of violence erupted in Madison, as police fired tear gas as protesters again threw rocks and damaged store downtown stores following a previous peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd.
Read More »Szafir leaves WILL, joins conservative nonprofit group as president
CJ Szafir, the former executive vice president of the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, has been named president of the conservative nonprofit group Institute for Reforming Government.
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Read More »Wisconsin divorce filings on the wane since pandemic’s beginnings
In late March, as people in China emerged from coronavirus quarantines, lawyers watched divorce rates skyrocket in many Chinese cities. Statistics about the increase quickly spread online.
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Read More »Husch Blackwell wins award for legal innovation in operations
The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium has named a Husch Blackwell project designed to manage a portfolio of litigation as one of its inaugural Legal Innovation in Operations Project award winners.
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