Justices reprimand lawyer who ran for high court seat
A Madison-area lawyer who ran for a spot on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2007 was publicly reprimanded Tuesday for statements and letters he sent disparaging a prosecutor.
Sirens call: How to approach personal injury clients without turning them off
It only took three weeks for the personal injury law mass mailers to find Tricia Nell after she was in a car accident with an uninsured motorist.
Woman gets new sentence for attempted homicide
A Sheboygan woman who argued her 22-year sentence for attempted homicide was much more severe than her co-defendants could be released from prison before the end of the year.
Co-defendant reaches plea deal in ’98 homicide
An Oconto Falls man accused of being party to a 1998 homicide has reached a plea deal.
‘Girls court’ under consideration in Wisconsin
To combat the effects of child sex trafficking, a small movement of so-called “girls courts” is starting to take hold in parts of the country.
Attorney general candidates set for last debate
Three Democrats vying for the party's nomination for attorney general are set to debate one last time before next week's primary.
More charges expected in suitcase deaths case
A former police officer suspected in the deaths of two women whose bodies were found stuffed in suitcases along a rural Wisconsin road returns to court to face more charges.
Milwaukee man testifies about strip search
A Milwaukee man tells a federal jury that he felt humiliated and degraded when an officer touched his genitals during what the man says was an illegal strip search.
Prosecutors say they’re immune in John Doe lawsuit
A federal appeals court plans to release nearly three dozen files in a lawsuit over an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and a host of conservative groups.
Van Hollen: Judge erred in striking down voter ID
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says a district judge made several errors when he struck down a state law requiring that voters show photo identification at the polls.
Appeals court denies head shop owner’s request
A Wisconsin appeals court on Monday shot down a Delavan head shop’s continued attempt to recover $110,000 worth of seized incense products that contained synthetic marijuana.
Schimel says he has $418K on hand for AG race (UPDATE)
Republican attorney general candidate Brad Schimel had $418,000 in the bank at the end of July.
Legal News
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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