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Federal judge slashes jury award in illegal-search lawsuit
A federal judge has slashed a jury's award from over $500,000 to just $60,000 in an illegal-search lawsuit against the Milwaukee Police Department.
Wausau man gets 25 years in fatal baseball-bat beating
A Marathon County judge has sentenced Warren Krohn to 25 years in prison in the 2012 beating death of popular Wausau bowler Kerby Kniess.
Michigan joins Wis. in appealing judge’s ruling on Great Lakes wolves
Michigan is joining the federal government in appealing a decision that restores legal protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region.
Lawyer argues for dismissal of charge in Slender Man case (UPDATE)
An attorney for one of two Wisconsin girls accused of repeatedly stabbing a classmate and leaving her for dead has argued that the charge against her should be dismissed because she believed a fictional horror character called Slender Man would kill her family if they didn't attack their friend — a belief he said amounted to coercion.
Allen finds litigation a perfect fit
A summer internship at American Family Insurance Co. after her first year of law school brought clarity to Susan Allen and what path of law she would pursue after graduation.
High court to hold public hearing on review of OLR
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hold a public hearing on a petition for a review of the Office of Lawyer Regulation.
Crime victims won’t be named in appellate documents
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday approved a petition that protects crime victim privacy.
US justices: Dentists unfair to limit teeth-bleaching providers
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a state regulatory board made up mostly of dentists violated federal law against unfair competition when it tried to prevent lower-cost competitors in other fields from offering teeth-whitening services.
Jury says Neenah Wal-Mart shooter was mentally responsible (UPDATE)
A woman who shot and wounded a co-worker at a Neenah Wal-Mart may have been mentally ill at the time, but knew her actions were wrong, a jury in Winnebago County has determined.
Court orders new trial in stabbing death
A New London man accused of killing an elderly man seven years ago will get a new trial.
‘Banana Lady’ ordered to pay more than $12K (UPDATE)
A Madison entertainer has been ordered to pay attorney's fees and costs in a suit she brought against her former auto insurance carrier for a 2008 accident.
Woman sentenced for stealing cats from animal shelter
A La Crosse woman will spend 18 months on probation for breaking into an Onalaska animal shelter to steal her cats back last year.
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