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Scalia, Kagan: Common ground often trumps ideology
One is a sharp-tongued, self-described "wise guy" originalist, who believes the Constitution means today what it meant when it was first written. The other is a diplomatic former Harvard Law School dean who believes there must be "flexibility" in interpreting the nation's governing document.
Racine County man gets 16 years in heroin case
A Racine County man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for conducting heroin sales with their small children present.
Driver gets 12 years for fleeing from fatal crash
A driver that fled from a Dane County crash that killed his friend has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Judge gives man 15 years in half-brother’s death (UPDATE)
A judge sentenced a man to 15 years in prison Monday for fatally beating his autistic half-brother, calling his efforts to hide the body something out of horror fiction.
Police altering tactics after killings, protests
With tensions running high over the killings of blacks by police, departments around the country are changing policies and procedures to curb the use of deadly force, ease public distrust and protect officers from retaliation.
Competency hearings set in Slender Man stabbings
A judge plans to hold competency hearings this week for two girls accused of trying to kill a classmate to please the fictional character Slender Man.
DOJ: No rape evidence testing without consent
The state Department of Justice is recommending police don't submit evidence from sexual assault exams to the state crime lab unless victims have consented to cooperate with investigators.
Milwaukee man gets 44 years for playground shooting death
The Milwaukee man who shot and killed a 10-year-old on a playground during a gunfight with another man has been sentenced to 44 years in prison.
Lawyers who fought same-sex marriage ban seek legal fees
The lawyers who successfully fought to undo Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage are seeking to recoup $1.2 million in legal costs from the case.
Former Walker aide appeals case to Supreme Court
A former aide to Gov. Scott Walker when he was Milwaukee county executive has appealed her conviction of misconduct in office to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Woman gets 30 years for toddler’s overdose death (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for giving a lethal overdose of a narcotic painkiller to a toddler in her care and physically abusing her.
State Supreme Court won’t hear raw milk case
The state Supreme Court has refused to consider whether a Sauk County farmer was properly convicted of selling raw milk in 2013.
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- Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
- Chesebro among those charged with interfering in 2020 election
- Williams-Sonoma must pay almost $3.2 million for violating FTC’s ‘Made in USA’ order
- Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record minor in airplane bathroom
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
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