DOJ charges trucker with multiple sexual assaults
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has charged an Oconto-based trucker with multiple counts of child enticement and sexual assault of a child.
State may see multimillion dollar lawsuits over natural gas price fixing
The U.S. Supreme Court will let a group of businesses that bought natural gas from interstate pipelines go forward with lawsuits against companies that own those lines.
Appeals court: Navajo inmate can wear headband, eat venison (UPDATE)
A Navajo Indian imprisoned in Wisconsin can wear a headband in his cell and celebrate a tribal feast with wild venison, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Mom of fatally shot boy upset about court punishments (UPDATE)
The mother of a fatally shot 11-year-old boy from the town of Sharon says punishments handed down in the case lessen the value of his life.
Teen to stand trial in fatal stabbing of fisherman
A judge in western Wisconsin has ordered a Minnesota teen to stand trial on charges of fatally stabbing a fisherman during a confrontation along the St. Croix River.
Judge dismisses lawsuit contending illegal body searches
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that contends Milwaukee police conducted an illegal body search.
Judge refuses to block Wisconsin Supreme Court change (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court could have a new chief justice soon, after a federal judge on Tuesday refused to block a voter-approved change in how the head of the court is selected.
Senate OKs eliminating gun waiting period (UPDATE)
Republicans who control the state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would eliminate Wisconsin's decades-old 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases, brushing aside Democrats' concerns that the proposal would enable enraged people to quickly buy a deadly weapon.
Senate approves State Attorneys Association union contract (UPDATE)
The state Senate approved on Tuesday a raise for the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association public-worker union.
Milwaukee City Attorney requests stay in strip-search cases
The Milwaukee City Attorney’s office has filed a motion to stay the proceedings in four strip-search cases while it appeals to a higher court for a federal judge to be removed.
$2.8 million subcontractor lawsuit going to trial in May
A trial is scheduled for May in a federal lawsuit between a subcontractor and Walsh Construction Co. II over work on a hospital expansion project in Lake Geneva.
Milwaukee Bar to host program on proposed changes to court system
The Milwaukee Bar Association is hosting a program to explain Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed changes to how the Wisconsin Court System will be funded.
Legal News
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
- Man shot at Miami Hilton
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
- Steven Avery prosecutor’s leaked diary reveals Ken Kratz’s confession
- Trevor Casper, killed in the line of duty, remembered 9 years later
- DOJ vs. Apple (chart)
- Milwaukee officers shoot, critically wound man when he fires at them during pursuit, police say
- Appellate courts do away with paper briefs
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