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Feb 2, 2015

Milwaukee man sentenced to 19 years on child porn, drug charges

A Milwaukee man who police consider a person of interest in the disappearance of his girlfriend was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for child pornography and keeping a drug house.

Feb 2, 2015

Program seeks to reduce state’s prison population

A more humane, less costly alternative to throwing drug addicts into prison is a key goal of a Lakeshore-area social justice group.

Feb 2, 2015

Republican lawmaker brings back GPS tracking bill

A Republican lawmaker has reintroduced a bill that would outlaw using GPS to secretly track someone.

Jan 30, 2015

Justice Sotomayor imparts life lessons on students

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor told Utah students that the key to navigating a world filled with drastically different opinions is being able to understand the unique experiences that shape other people's views.

Jan 30, 2015

Gibeault breaks ground in family, at Axley

While sitting in class at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Patricia Gibeault saw an opportunity.

Jan 30, 2015

Convicted murderer’s attorney argues for new trial

The Minnesota Court of Appeals should decide in the next 90 days whether a St. Paul man convicted of killing his wife deserves a new trial.

Jan 29, 2015

State Supreme Court takes on 2 new cases

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will take two new cases this term.

Jan 29, 2015

Attorney questions high court’s jurisdiction over land sale

Milwaukee County wants the state Supreme Court to weigh in on its proposed sale of land for The Couture high-rise development, but the court first has to determine if it has jurisdiction over the matter.

Jan 29, 2015

Iowa farmer leads Senate panel on high legal posts

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Senate's most enthusiastic tweeter, is steering the venerable Judiciary Committee into a brave new world.

Jan 29, 2015

Poll: Most say restore health aid if court kills subsidies

Most Americans including significant numbers of Republicans would want lawmakers to restore federal aid for buying coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law if the U.S. Supreme Court annuls some of the subsidies, according to a poll released Wednesday.

Jan 29, 2015

Appeals court rejects Neenah Foundry’s new employer claim

A state appeals court has ruled Neenah Foundry's reorganization following bankruptcy doesn't mean the company should be considered a new employer in terms of the state's unemployment system.

Jan 29, 2015

Appeals court: Protest policy was unconstitutional

A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled a state requirement that singers in the state Capitol obtain a permit was unconstitutional.

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