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Feb 17, 2014

Cellphone search cases implicate broad privacy interests

Faced with a pair of cases raising the issue of warrantless searching of arrestees’ cellphones, the U.S. Supreme Court will again need to apply centuries-old constitutional principles to rapidly changing technologies.

Feb 17, 2014

Ruling in Penn. voter-ID case buoys Wis. hopes

Opponents of Wisconsin's voter-ID law hope that a recent win on the East Coast bodes well for their efforts to get Wisconsin's law overturned.

Feb 17, 2014

Bank, Wis. man file class-action suit vs. Target

A Wausau bank and a Fitchburg man have filed a class-action lawsuit against Target Corp. over last year's massive security breach.

Feb 14, 2014

Unnamed parties file lawsuit in secret probe

Two unnamed parties are suing the judge and prosecutor overseeing a secret investigation that's reportedly looking into fundraising efforts by Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and other conservative groups.

Feb 14, 2014

Timing works out well for Goldstein

Timing is everything in business. Mark Goldstein had time on his side when he branched out on his own in early 2008 to open Goldstein Law Group SC, a firm focused on providing advice to small- and mid-size companies.

Feb 14, 2014

Judges, attorney nominated to fill Eastern District spot

Two Milwaukee judges and one attorney have been recommended to the White House to fill a vacant seat in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Feb 14, 2014

Men with a gun reported at Milwaukee County Courthouse

Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies are investigating reports of two men with a gun outside the Milwaukee County Courthouse.

Feb 14, 2014

Assembly approves human trafficking bill

The state Assembly has approved a bill that would tighten Wisconsin's human trafficking laws and give victims a way to void any crimes they may have committed.

Feb 14, 2014

Minn. man appeals conviction in wife’s death

A St. Paul man convicted of killing his wife and dumping her body in the Mississippi River is appealing his conviction and sentence.

Feb 14, 2014

Courts seeking broad range of interpreters

Wisconsin's courts office is recruiting interpreters fluent in Middle Eastern or Asian languages.

Feb 14, 2014

Suspect in baby’s kidnapping due in court in Iowa

A woman charged with kidnapping a Wisconsin newborn and leaving him behind an Iowa gas station is due in court Friday.

Feb 13, 2014

Assembly approves presentence investigation report bill

A measure to allow crime victims to view portions of a defendant’s presentence investigation reports that pertain to them was passed by the Assembly on Thursday afternoon.

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