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Janesville man sentenced for stealing $1.8 million
A Janesville man convicted of stealing $1.8 million from his employer was sentenced this week to 2-½ years in prison, and the judge said he couldn't remember a bigger theft in Rock County in 30 years.
Defense says deaths accidental in hiding corpse case (UPDATE)
An attorney for a former police officer charged with dumping two bodies hidden in suitcases along a rural Wisconsin highway said the man killed the women accidentally and should not be charged in deaths that a detective said happened during bondage sex.
State Bar examining diversity of membership
For the first time in nine years, State Bar of Wisconsin members this year were asked to fill out demographic information when they sent in their 2014-15 dues statements.
Corporations are people? It’s a real legal concept
There may be more to that "we the people" notion than you thought.
Appeals judge rules Facebook rant protected by First Amendment (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin appellate judge says an Arena man was within his rights when he posted profane insults toward police on Facebook.
State’s top court to take 12 cases
The state Supreme Court accepted 12 cases for review Wednesday.
Government: Ruling backs nonprofits’ birth control plan (UPDATE)
The Obama administration said Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the religious claims of Hobby Lobby and other for-profit businesses supports the government's position in separate, ongoing disputes with religious-oriented nonprofit organizations.
Former attorney Wynn sentenced to 2 years in prison (UPDATE)
Randy Wynn, the former Milwaukee-area collections attorney who embezzled nearly $780,000 from clients, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison.
Prosecutors want more time on John Doe filings (UPDATE)
Prosecutors, a conservative group and two unnamed parties have asked a federal judge for more time to review documents that could be made public in a secret investigation into whether Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and right-leaning organizations violated campaign finance law.
Doctors: 12-year-old stabbing suspect incompetent (UPDATE)
Doctors have found that one of the two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please a fictional online horror character is mentally incompetent to stand trial, attorneys said Wednesday.
Man’s boast leads to homicide charge (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin man has been charged in a 2012 overdose death after boasting to another inmate at an Oshkosh jail about selling high-quality heroin.
Often-split high court agrees on privacy matters
U.S. Supreme Court justices found more common ground than usual this year, and nowhere was their unanimity more surprising than in a ruling that police must get a judge's approval before searching the cellphones of people they've arrested.
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