Hobby Lobby ruling bodes well for nonprofits also challenging law
In a blow to the Obama administration that may hint at how a similar challenge will play out next year, the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employer-funded health care plans cover certain contraceptives at no cost to employees violates the rights of religious owners of closely-held private companies.
US high court decision upholds Keller dues ruling
In a few paragraphs in a Monday decision about certain public unions, the U.S. Supreme Court essentially left a precedent untouched that spells out a mandatory bar association’s ability to collect and use dues, experts say.
Top court: Public union can’t make nonmembers pay fees (UPDATE)
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions Monday, ruling in Harris v. Quinn that thousands of home health care workers in Illinois cannot be required to pay fees that help cover a union’s costs of collective bargaining.
Hearing postponed for suspect in $5M violin theft
A plea hearing has been postponed for a Milwaukee man accused of stealing a $5 million Stradivarius violin.
Recess appointment ruling could spur NLRB delays, congressional gridlock
The U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down President Barack Obama’s 2012 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board invalidated hundreds of rulings made by the board over an 18-month period.
Justices: Can’t make employers cover contraception (UPDATE)
A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that some companies with religious objections can avoid the contraceptives requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the first time the high court has declared that businesses can hold religious views under federal law.
Dolan Co., parent to the Wisconsin Law Journal, appoints new CEO
The Dolan Co., the Minneapolis-based owner of the Wisconsin Law Journal, announced Monday that Mark McEachen has been hired as its new chief executive officer.
Plover man pleads guilty to killing neighbor
A 33-year-old Plover man accused of strangling his neighbor and setting her corpse on fire last year has entered a plea deal.
Racine man convicted in 2005 triple homicide
A Racine man has been convicted for his role in a 2005 triple homicide that stemmed from a dispute over an allegedly rigged dice game at a bar.
Wausau man takes plea deal in jail attack
A Wausau man has taken a plea agreement in an attack on two Marathon County corrections officers that prompted scrutiny of the jail's working conditions, staffing and overcrowding.
Bond set at $1M for ex-cop in suitcase deaths (UPDATE)
Bond was set at $1 million on Friday for a former police officer suspected in the deaths of two women whose bodies were stuffed into suitcases and dumped along a rural Wisconsin highway.
How to limit nonbillable hours to make the most of your practice
Lawyers often express frustration with their ability to manage their time each day, perhaps because they normally bill for their time by the 10th of the hour — and it’s all too easy to compute the potential revenue loss of even 12 minutes.
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