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Longtime judge announces retirement
Longtime Waukesha County Circuit Judge J. Mac Davis said Thursday that he will retire when his term ends in August 2015.
State Supreme Court accepts three cases for review
The state Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has accepted three cases for review.
Tribe fights $400M waste-to-energy suit
The Oneida Tribe of Indians has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit seeking almost $400 million in a stalled waste-to-energy endeavor.
Lighter sentences sought for some business crimes
The federal panel that sets sentencing policy eased penalties this year for potentially tens of thousands of nonviolent drug offenders. Now, defense lawyers and prisoner advocates are pushing for similar treatment for a different category of defendants: swindlers, embezzlers, insider traders and other white-collar criminals.
Outside judge to hear teen’s fatal-crash case
A judge from outside Marathon County will hear the case of the 16-year-old girl accused of crashing her SUV east of Wausau, killing two 12-year-old passengers.
Accused heroin supplier charged with homicide
A 17-year-old boy accused of giving heroin to another teen who died has been charged with reckless homicide in Waukesha County.
Court denies attorney’s request for damages from ex-law partner (UPDATE)
A published opinion from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals seeks to clarify when an attorney is able to collect fees for cases he worked on prior to leaving or breaking up a law practice.
Agent ousted in child porn delays reaches deal (UPDATE)
A former Wisconsin Department of Justice supervisor who was fired for letting dozens of online child pornography cases to languish reached a settlement with the state Wednesday that calls for Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to apologize to him.
Federal judge won’t put voter ID ruling on hold
A federal judge has denied a request by Wisconsin's attorney general to put on hold his decision blocking the state's voter identification law from taking effect.
2 prosecutors to square off for attorney general
Two prosecutors will face off this fall to become Wisconsin's top law enforcement officer after a rural district attorney won the Democratic primary for attorney general, the most-competitive statewide race in an election that drew only about 10 percent of eligible voters to the polls.
Happ wins Democratic attorney general primary
Susan Happ, a rural district attorney who rode a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in her only campaign ad, handily defeated two other Democratic challengers Tuesday to win the nomination for attorney general.
Fond du Lac man charged in naked break-ins
A Fond du Lac man accused of breaking into at least three homes while naked has been charged with eight felonies.
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- 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
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