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Jul 18, 2014

OWI law change poses problem for prosecutors

A recent change in Wisconsin's drunken driving laws is making it harder for prosecutors to pursue criminal charges for some drunken crashes.

Jul 18, 2014

Trial date set for strip club case

A federal judge has set a January trial date for businessman Jon Ferraro’s claim that the city of Milwaukee illegally barred him from opening a strip club.

Jul 18, 2014

Court revokes Boyle-Saxton’s law license

A Milwaukee criminal defense attorney lost her law license Friday following multiple pending and filed disciplinary cases.

Jul 18, 2014

Mitten leads charge for Marquette’s Sports Law Institute

From the million-dollar contracts to the billion-dollar TV deals, sports is big business.

Jul 18, 2014

Steelworker pleads guilty in ex-girlfriend’s death

A Massachusetts steelworker pleaded guilty Thursday in the death of his former girlfriend, whom authorities found shot in the head in her southern Wisconsin home.

Jul 18, 2014

State high court approves police window knock

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that a police officer knocking on the window of a car does not by itself violate a person's constitutional right against unreasonable seizures.

Jul 17, 2014

Petri pays nearly $140K in defense of ethics probe (UPDATE)

U.S. Rep. Tom Petri has paid nearly $140,000 for legal representation in an ethics investigation into his stock holdings that he requested, according to campaign finance reports filed this week.

Jul 17, 2014

Richards has $170K in attorney general race

Democratic state attorney general candidate Jon Richards has nearly $170,000 cash on hand as he faces two others for the state party nomination.

Jul 17, 2014

Judge Niess clarifies medical abortion law (UPDATE)

A Dane County circuit court judge ruled Thursday that doctors do not have to be present when a woman takes drugs prescribed for a medical abortion, a decision that allows the practice to continue in Wisconsin.

Jul 17, 2014

Lawyer in stabbing case seeks girl’s mental record

An attorney for one of two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate to curry favor with a fictional online character is seeking access to the other girl's mental health records.

Jul 17, 2014

Zelich pleads not guilty in bodies-in-suitcases case

A former police officer suspected in the deaths of two women pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he tried to hide their bodies in suitcases dumped along a rural Wisconsin road.

Jul 17, 2014

DA to charge Campbell police chief (UPDATE)

A prosecutor plans to charge a western Wisconsin police chief with a misdemeanor for allegedly registering a tea party leader on gay dating, pornography and federal health care websites.

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