Woman charged in fake cancer case
Wisconsin authorities filed charges against a woman who they say raised more than $50,000 from charities and individuals by faking a cancer diagnosis.
Foley & Lardner partner appointed to Waukesha County bench
Gov. Scott Walker on Friday appointed a partner from Foley & Lardner LLP to the Waukesha County bench, according to a news release.
Ciepluch enjoys the benefits of her job
Serendipity helped Amy Ciepluch find her legal focus.
Feds sue Milwaukee company over Navy contracts
The federal government has filed suit against a military contractor that it claims bilked the Navy out of millions when it was hired to build airplanes.
Attorney accused of hiding money from tax authorities
A Menomonee Falls attorney is accused of putting money in his trust account to hide it from tax authorities.
Three Bears Resort developer gets jail time
A developer whose company went belly up after he persuaded a small Wisconsin village to take on millions of dollars of tax increment finance debt for a resort has been sentenced to five years of supervision on a related charge of theft by contractor.
Schimel proposes gun deal, open records law update
Republican attorney general hopeful Brad Schimel says he would devote state Justice Department resources to helping Milwaukee prosecutors go after gun crimes — if they agree not to drop charges in plea deals.
Court begins for Wausau man accused of homicide
A Wausau man charged last month with killing a 22-year-old woman during a robbery and burying her body nearly four years ago is being held on $2 million bond.
Plea deal reached in videotaped child assault case
A Bangor man is facing at least six years in prison following his conviction for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl and videotaping the attack.
Waukesha man sentenced for threatening NJ judge
A Wisconsin man who is identified with the Sovereign Citizen movement has been sentenced to prison for threatening and filing false charges against a judge and 27 other officials in New Jersey.
Wrongful termination suit thrown out by appellate court
A doctor who aggressively litigated his case against the hospital from which he was fired had his appeal thrown out Tuesday.
Poll: Attorney general race a dead heat
Attorney general candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Happ are tied heading into the Nov. 4 election, according to a Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday afternoon.
Legal News
- Gov. Evers announces DOR Secretary Barca leaving Evers Administration
- Trump backers try again to recall Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker as first effort stalls
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
- Bryan Steil teams up with election denier Jim Jordan
- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
- Hilton Doubletree Lawsuit: 8-year-old died after being sucked into swimming pool pipe
- Gov. Evers signs measure allowing tactical emergency medical services to bear arms
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
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