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Sep 8, 2014

Judge orders state not to enforce PAC limits law (UPDATE)

A federal judge just two months before Election Day has ordered that Wisconsin election officials not enforce the law limiting how much money candidates can collect from political action committees and those run by political parties and legislative campaigns.

Sep 8, 2014

Litigious duo avoids jail time

Despite pleas from their opposing attorneys, a judge did not send a pair of litigious Madison pro se plaintiffs to jail for violating his court order in an already closed lawsuit.

Sep 8, 2014

Federal judge says case against PharMerica can proceed

A Milwaukee federal judge has denied a pharmacy services company's attempt to dismiss parts of a lawsuit alleging that it violated federal laws by dispensing narcotics without a doctor's approval.

Sep 8, 2014

Madison attorney faces reprimand for lying to judge

The Office of Lawyer Regulation has asked the state Supreme Court to discipline Kyle Hanson, a Madison attorney accused of lying to opposing counsel and a judge.

Sep 8, 2014

Deal sought in Milwaukee archdiocese bankruptcy

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is returning to mediation with hundreds of sexual abuse victims, and experts say it wouldn't be surprising if they reached at least a partial deal that would help resolve the archdiocese's long and costly bankruptcy case.

Sep 8, 2014

Oshkosh man convicted in 1989 murder is appealing

An Oshkosh man serving time for a 1989 murder is appealing his conviction again.

Sep 8, 2014

Many crime victims not being paid restitution

Unpaid restitution for crime victims in Outagamie County totals more than $3.5 million over the last 35 years and officials say the problem is indicative of what is going on in the entire state.

Sep 8, 2014

Supreme splits deepen: Analysis of latest term reveals new lows for concurrence

Despite an absence of turnover on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in recent years, Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley are becoming increasingly marginalized.

Sep 8, 2014

Housing bias dispute could return to US Supreme Court

It's not easy to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court from deciding an issue once the justices have agreed to hear a case.

Sep 5, 2014

Attack groups scour attorney general candidate records (UPDATE)

With two months to go before Election Day, conservative and liberal groups are swooping into Wisconsin's attorney general race and scouring court records for fodder to attack Republican Brad Schimel and Democrat Susan Happ as soft on crime.

Sep 5, 2014

Korb helps clients weather life-altering situations

Todd Korb often sees people at their worst.

Sep 5, 2014

Senate seat loser won’t pursue court case

A Democrat who narrowly lost a bid for the party's nomination for a southwestern Wisconsin state Senate seat says he won't challenge recount results in court.

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