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Feb 23, 2015

Milwaukee lawyer faces 4-month suspension

A Milwaukee family lawyer faces a four-month suspension of his license.

Feb 21, 2015

Holder argues for success of drug sentencing policies

Federal prosecutors are changing the way drug defendants are charged and punished, Attorney General Eric Holder said this week, unveiling statistics that show sentences are increasingly being based less on rigid formulas and more on the circumstances of each crime.

Feb 20, 2015

Girls describe stabbing classmate in interrogation video (UPDATE)

Police interrogation video of two Wisconsin girls accused of nearly killing a classmate to please a fictional character called Slender Man shows them describing their plan to kill their friend, telling her they were going to go bird watching.

Feb 20, 2015

Judicial Council strategizes response to Walker’s budget proposal

The Wisconsin Judicial Council is preparing its course of action over how to react to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to eliminate it.

Feb 20, 2015

Giebel helps clients plan for the inevitable

Carissa Giebel realizes most people want to avoid seeing an attorney, but she’s happy she’s an exception to the rule.

Feb 20, 2015

State Supreme Court won’t discipline Eau Claire lawyer

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday decided not to discipline an Eau Claire Lawyer who was accused of misconduct.

Feb 19, 2015

Strip club wins lawsuit against Milwaukee (UPDATE)

A federal jury has awarded the owner of strip club $435,000 in its fight with the city of Milwaukee.

Feb 19, 2015

Upskirting bill stalls in Senate committee

A bill that would make upskirting — secretly taking a photo of someone's genitals, buttocks or breasts — a stand-alone felony stalled in a state Senate committee.

Feb 19, 2015

OLR alleges lawyer defrauded company of more than $150K

A former Elm Grove lawyer faces revocation of his license for two counts of misconduct.

Feb 19, 2015

Father accused in toddler’s death agrees to extradition

A Minnesota man accused of causing the death of his 3-year-old daughter in Wisconsin has agreed to extradition.

Feb 19, 2015

Court agrees part of Walker rule-making law unconstitutional

A portion of a Republican-written law that gives the governor the power to block new education rules is unconstitutional, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.

Feb 19, 2015

Ex-alderman pleads not guilty to child sex assault charge

A former Sheboygan alderman has pleaded not guilty to a charge that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage boy.

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