Group accuses Happ of going easy on child molester (UPDATE)
A conservative group on Tuesday accused Democratic Attorney General Susan Happ of letting an alleged child molester off easy because he bought her house a year before he was charged.
Hope remains for state to restore legal services money
Leaders in the Wisconsin's legal services community say they still do not know whether any money will be restored into the state's budget to pay for those who need representation for civil cases.
Insider trading case dismissed in Milwaukee
An insider trading case against a former Heartland Advisors executive has been dismissed.
A record year for IP law at US Supreme Court
A lot has changed in the realm of intellectual property law following the record-breaking 10 IP cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 2013 term.
Appeals court rejects Amber Alert case
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and prison sentence of a 47-year-old Maine resident for transporting a 13-year-old Owensboro, Ky., girl across state lines to engage in sexual activity.
Appeals court: Motorized bicycle considered a vehicle
A motorized bicycle is considered a motor vehicle, at least for the purposes of a drunken driving charge, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Man ordered to pay back victim in child porn case
A judge says a Wisconsin man convicted in a child pornography case in North Dakota must pay $3,250 to one of the victims.
Yazdani manages expectations on both sides of courtroom
Kaivon Yazdani likes nothing better than getting in front of a jury and making his case.
Milwaukee man found guilty in sex-trafficking case
A 45-year-old Milwaukee man has been found guilty of sex trafficking, child abuse and related charges.
Milwaukee man gets 10 years in deadly robbery
A Milwaukee man whose friend was fatally shot when they tried to rob a barbershop has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Fatal hit-and-run driver sentenced to 4 years
A drunken driver who struck and killed a man plowing snow in Eau Claire County and fled the scene has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Walker appoints Jackson County judge
Gov. Scott Walker appointed Jackson County Family Court Commissioner Anna Becker to replace a retiring judge in the county, according to a news release Thursday.
Legal News
- Milwaukee’s Common Council now has the most African Americans, women and openly LGBTQ members ever
- Office of School Safety Provides Behavioral and Threat Assessment Management Training Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Columbine Shooting
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in Democratic governor’s suit against GOP-led Legislature
- Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor’s 400-year veto
- Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to neglect in disappearance of boy
- ACS Selects University of Wisconsin Law School’s Miriam Seifter for 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award
- People with disabilities sue in Wisconsin over lack of electronic absentee ballots
- Wisconsin Republicans ignore governor’s call to spend $125M to combat ‘forever chemicals’
- Native American voices are finally factoring into energy projects
- Steven Avery prosecutor Ken Kratz admits ‘mistakes were made’
- Colombian national extradited to Milwaukee faces International narcotics-trafficking conspiracy charge
- MPD: Milwaukee homicides down nearly 40 percent compared to last year
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