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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Freelance attorneys find their place
Freelance attorneys can swoop in when solos or law firms need experienced lawyers to take up the slack.
Tesla, Wis. doctor settle lemon lawsuit
Tesla Motors has settled a lawsuit alleging the company sold a defective electric car to a Wisconsin doctor.
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.
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.
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.
Legal News
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- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
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