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Jul 15, 2014

40 years for baby sitter convicted in infant death (UPDATE)

A 27-year-old baby sitter has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after an infant died in her care.

Jul 15, 2014

Wis. high court: Prison for chronic drunk drivers (UPDATE)

Wisconsin law requires judges to sentence chronic drunken drivers to at least three years behind bars, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Jul 15, 2014

Appeal tossed in fire that killed 3 boys

A Wisconsin appeals court has dismissed the appeal of a former Argyle man convicted of murdering his three nephews in a house fire in 2012.

Jul 15, 2014

Court upholds conviction for elderly slaying

A state appeals court on Tuesday agreed with the homicide conviction of a man who stabbed a 93-year-old woman to death in northern Wisconsin.

Jul 15, 2014

Court denies new trial in robbery of former Bucks player

A Wisconsin appeals court has denied a new trial for a man convicted of the 1999 armed robbery of then-NBA star Glenn Robinson outside a Milwaukee bar.

Jul 14, 2014

Court to hear gay marriage arguments Aug. 13

A federal appeals court in Chicago will hear arguments in challenges of gay marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana's on Aug. 13.

Jul 14, 2014

Dane County judge halts serial litigants’ ability to file

A Dane County judge has permanently enjoined two Madison artists from filing any lawsuits against defendants and attorneys who were the subject of up to seven lawsuits that repeatedly have been thrown out as frivolous.

Jul 14, 2014

Freelance attorneys find their place

Freelance attorneys can swoop in when solos or law firms need experienced lawyers to take up the slack.

Jul 14, 2014

Tesla, Wis. doctor settle lemon lawsuit

Tesla Motors has settled a lawsuit alleging the company sold a defective electric car to a Wisconsin doctor.

Jul 14, 2014

Court joins Indiana, Wisconsin gay marriage cases

A federal appeals court has combined Indiana and Wisconsin's gay marriage cases and put them on the fast track.

Jul 14, 2014

Officials sue estate of man accused of embezzling

Officials in Lafayette County are suing the estate of a deceased clerk, saying he embezzled $134,000 over a five-year period.

Jul 11, 2014

OWI ruling splits state Supreme Court

A judge’s decision to allow a doctor to testify to the intoxication of a drunken-driving defendant can be considered a “harmless error,” the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday, because it was not the evidence that led the jury to find him guilty.

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