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US Supreme Court averts avalanche of FICA refund requests
Avoiding what attorneys say could have been an “earthquake” effect from businesses rushing to file for a collective $1 billion in tax refunds, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that severance payments are wages for federal tax withholding purposes.
Legal minds eye quality control for convictions
Hospitals have staff conferences to examine why patients died. Airline pilots have a system for voluntarily submitting information on safety concerns. Yet the life-and-death world of criminal justice often operates without a similar mechanism for probing its most feared failures: wrongful convictions.
State’s high court picks up 9 cases
The state Supreme Court announced Friday that it has accepted nine cases for review.
Ballots go out for State Bar elections
Ballots for this year’s State Bar elections are set to be mailed by Friday.
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State to pay $562K after suicide at Mendota (UPDATE)
The state will pay more than half a million dollars to the estate of a man who committed suicide four years ago at Mendota Mental Health Institute, settling a lawsuit that accused hospital staffers of being negligent in his care.
17 years for OWI crash that killed man
A driver who had a blood alcohol content more than three times the legal limit has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after he crashed into another vehicle, killing an elderly man and injuring his wife in Winnebago County.
Debating, listening key to Schmidt’s success
T. Wickham Schmidt enjoys a good debate. So when it came time to pick a career, attorney naturally rose to the top of the list.
Plea deal for Racine DA in drunken-driving crash
A district attorney in southeastern Wisconsin has agreed to a plea deal in a drunken-driving crash.
Milwaukee cop convicted after handling man roughly
A fired Milwaukee police officer has been convicted after a police video showed him slamming a suspect's head against a wall during an arrest last year.
F. Lee Bailey denied law license in Maine
Celebrity lawyer F. Lee Bailey was denied the right to practice law in Maine by the state's highest court Thursday, keeping him from restarting his legal career after being barred in other states.
Eau Claire attorney facing suspension for fee dispute
An Eau Claire criminal defense attorney is facing a possible suspension after not responding to a State Bar request to resolve a fee dispute between himself and a client, according to a disciplinary complaint filed Monday.
Expert: Heroin cases could lead to meth cases
Wisconsin's growing number of heroin cases could signal a problem with methamphetamine in the future, one drug expert cautioned this week.
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- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
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