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Justices signal support for investors in 401(k) lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to make it easier for participants in employee retirement plans to challenge companies' investment decisions that eat into retirement savings.
US justices weigh case of Muslim denied job over headscarf
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the employment discrimination claim of a Muslim woman who was turned down for a job by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch after she showed up at her job interview wearing a black headscarf that conflicted with the company's dress code.
Court: Debt settlement company must give up $4.2M in fees
A state appeals court says a hearing examiner properly ordered a debt settlement company to give up $4.2 million in fees and pay nearly $2 million in forfeitures because it was operating without a license.
Former Badger, twin to plead guilty to fed charges
A former University of Wisconsin football player and his twin brother are scheduled to plead guilty in federal court next month in a string of November robberies.
Slender Man attorney: Girl can’t face trial in adult court (UPDATE)
An attorney for one of two girls accused of stabbing their classmate to please the horror character Slender Man tried to persuade a judge Tuesday that she should not be tried in adult court.
Who’s Doing What: Attorneys join firms; Miske named to WHD’s board
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman has announced that associate attorneys Sarah Semrow and James Junger have joined the firm's Milwaukee office.
US high court weighs right of convicted felon to sell guns
The U.S. Supreme Court seems skeptical that the government can prevent a convicted felon who is barred from possessing firearms from trying to sell his gun collection after it was confiscated by authorities.
9 years in prison for teacher who assaulted girls
A former Green Bay elementary school teacher has been sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting two students.
Not guilty plea in heroin death charges
A Madison man accused in the heroin overdose death of a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student has pleaded not guilty to first-degree reckless homicide.
Right-to-work court battles look tough for state’s unions (UPDATE)
Wisconsin union leaders may not get much help from judges if they file a legal challenge to Republicans' right-to-work provisions, as courts have done little to weaken similar measures in other states.
Meaning of 4 words at center of high court health law fight
The U.S. Supreme Court next week hears a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that hinges on just four words in the massive law that seeks to dramatically reduce the ranks of the uninsured.
Lawmaker wants to repeal handgun waiting period
A Racine lawmaker wants to repeal Wisconsin's 48-hour waiting period to buy handguns.
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- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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