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Mar 5, 2014

Judge: Temporary gay marriage ban block unlikely (UPDATE)

A federal judge has asked the American Civil Liberties Union to reconsider its request to temporarily block Wisconsin's gay marriage ban.

Mar 4, 2014

Woman pleads guilty in dog-torture case

A 21-year-old Wausau woman has pleaded guilty to fatally torturing a dog belonging to her former boyfriend.

Mar 4, 2014

7th Circuit judge to retire in 2015

John Tinder, a longtime judge who is on the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, will retire by June of next year, he said in an interview Tuesday.

Mar 4, 2014

DA clears deputy in Eau Claire County shooting

The Eau Claire County district attorney has cleared a sheriff's deputy who shot and wounded a man in January.

Mar 4, 2014

Federal reform would make firms pay taxes on unrealized income

Many law firms would have to switch their accounting methods and pay taxes on income before the money actually is collected, if a proposed federal tax reform makes its way through Congress.

Mar 4, 2014

Panel approves bill to remove voluntary intoxication as possible defense

A bill that would remove voluntary intoxication as a possible defense in criminal cases passed out of the Assembly’s judiciary committee Tuesday.

Mar 4, 2014

Judge denies bail reduction in fatal crash

A Manitowoc County judge has refused to lower bail for a man accused in a fatal drunken driving crash.

Mar 4, 2014

Bill moving forward to give researchers access to juvenile records

Research agencies doing work under a federal court improvement grant would have access to juvenile court records under a bill passed out of committee on Monday.

Mar 4, 2014

Milwaukee County judge stepping down

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Karen Christensen, who has been on the bench since 1998, is stepping down, according to a news release from Gov. Scott Walker’s office.

Mar 3, 2014

US high court to examine facial hair, teeth-whitening

Facial hair and teeth-whitening will be getting unusually prominent attention from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mar 3, 2014

Justices decline to re-enter immigration debate

A former Pennsylvania coal town and a Dallas suburb lost a lengthy battle to enact anti-immigrant laws Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear their appeals.

Mar 3, 2014

Bill aims to cut license suspension in half

A bill that would reduce the amount of time a judge could suspend a person’s driver’s license for not paying a judgment was introduced in the state Senate on Friday.

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