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Aug 4, 2014

ACLU: Gay marriage ban has no ‘legitimate purpose’

Wisconsin's gay marriage ban denies same-sex couples legal protections and serves no legitimate government purpose, the American Civil Liberties Union argued Monday in a brief asking a federal appeals court to preserve a ruling that struck down the prohibition.

Aug 4, 2014

WHO’S DOING WHAT: The latest hires, promotions and more

Grant Killoran of O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC, Milwaukee, was elected by the State Bar of Wisconsin to serve a two-year term as one of its five delegates to the American Bar Association House of Delegates.

Aug 4, 2014

There oughta be a law …

While drafting and soliciting support for a state bill that would allow medication derived from cannabis, Robb Kahl said, he worried what would happen if word got out.

Aug 4, 2014

US senator to appeal Obamacare lawsuit

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he plans to appeal the dismissal of his lawsuit challenging rules that call for congressional members and their employees to seek government-subsidized health insurance through small-business exchanges.

Aug 4, 2014

Group seeks new trial for sex-assault convict

The Wisconsin Innocence Project is trying to get a new trial for a Racine man serving 25 years in prison after he was convicted of a 1995 sexual assault.

Aug 1, 2014

Milwaukee man charged in attorney attack

A Milwaukee man faces a substantial battery charge after he allegedly attacked a county lawyer in the Milwaukee County Courthouse.

Aug 1, 2014

Judge dismisses anti-religious group lawsuit

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin-based group representing atheists and agnostics against the Internal Revenue Service after the IRS says it instituted a protocol for investigating tax-exempt churches and religious organizations involved in political activity.

Aug 1, 2014

Revoked Mequon attorney can petition for reinstatement

A Mequon attorney had his law license revoked Friday, though the state Supreme Court’s decision allows him to immediately petition to get it reinstated.

Aug 1, 2014

Attorneys seek jail time for litigants who won’t stop filing

Two attorneys have asked a Dane County judge to make good on his threat of jail time for two litigants who continue to pursue a case the judge declared over.

Aug 1, 2014

Girl, 12, not competent for trial in stabbing

One of two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls charged as an adult with stabbing a classmate to please a fictional online horror character is mentally incompetent and can't stand trial, a judge said Friday.

Aug 1, 2014

Strohbehn embraces her argumentative nature

Erin Strohbehn doesn’t shy away from a good argument.

Aug 1, 2014

Voter ID ruling creates confusion

A court-ordered change to Wisconsin's photo identification law that's designed to cut down on voter fraud is creating confusion and may even open the door to the very type of behavior Republican lawmakers were trying to prevent.

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