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Dec 2, 2014

Justice Ginsburg returns to bench

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to U.S. Supreme Court bench Monday, questioning lawyers in her usual exacting fashion five days after she had a stent implanted to clear a blocked artery.

Dec 2, 2014

How to reach legal consumers using online video

By now, most lawyers understand the power of online marketing, but many are unsure about how to use online tools to effectively and affordably reach potential clients.

Dec 2, 2014

Lawsuit says raid on business unjustified (UPDATE)

The owner of a Neenah motorcycle shop and several others are suing police, a judge and government agencies over a 2012 raid.

Dec 2, 2014

Court rules man properly committed for huffing gas (UPDATE)

A Marathon County judge properly forced a man into treatment for huffing gasoline, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday, rejecting his argument that gasoline doesn't qualify as a drug.

Dec 2, 2014

US attorney collects $14 million in 2014

U.S. Attorney James Santelle says his office collected a little more than $14 million through criminal and civil collections and asset forfeitures during the last federal fiscal year.

Dec 1, 2014

Attorney: Inconsistencies in Milwaukee shooting (UPDATE)

One of the 14 bullets fired by a Milwaukee police officer at a mentally ill man killed in a downtown park in April hit him in the back, according to official autopsy results released Monday by an attorney for the man's family.

Dec 1, 2014

US Supreme Court considers Facebook threats case

From the violent lyrics of rap music to the crude comments of teenagers in video-game chat rooms, the U.S. Supreme Court struggled Monday over where to draw the line between free speech and illegal threats in the digital age.

Dec 1, 2014

Truth-in-sentencing opponents waiting for change

Those in Wisconsin’s legal community who oppose truth-in-sentencing understand their chances for overturning, or at least toning down, the law depend on how well they play the long game.

Dec 1, 2014

Feiss to make run for Milwaukee County Circuit Court

Following Judge Bonnie Gordon’s resignation Friday, Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney David Feiss has announced he will run for judge in Branch 46.

Dec 1, 2014

Ex-UPS driver’s pregnancy bias claim at US high court

Peggy Young only has to look at her younger daughter to be reminded how long she has fought United Parcel Service over its treatment of pregnant employees, and why.

Nov 30, 2014

Former DCI supervisor acknowledged selling guns

A newspaper is reporting that a former state Division of Criminal Investigation supervisor has acknowledged that he built and sold guns without a federal firearms license.

Nov 28, 2014

Killoran takes onstage experience to courtrooms

Grant Killoran can see the similarities between performing onstage in a play and representing a client in front of a judge and jury.

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