Rules petition seeks to clarify limited-scope representation (UPDATE)
State justices this week will consider a petition that seeks to make it easier for attorneys to partially represent indigent clients.
Who’s Doing What: DeJong to be inducted into honor society; attorneys on the rise
James DeJong, president of the Milwaukee law firm O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC, Milwaukee, will be inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society during a ceremony at Carroll University in April.
Judge denies jailed suspect visit with dying dad
A Lake County, Ill., judge has denied a request by a Waukegan woman accused of killing a 3-month-old child to leave jail to visit her dying father in Milwaukee.
Sitter sentenced to 20 months for abusing boys
A baby sitter has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for violently abusing an infant and his 2-year-old brother.
Family of OWI victim upset over slow closure
Family and friends of a teen killed by an alleged drunken driver in Waupaca County two years ago say they're upset with how slowly the case has proceeded.
Senate to pass bills targeting heroin use
The Wisconsin Senate is poised to pass a pair of bills designed to combat heroin use.
Few Wis. open-government complaints investigated
The power to enforce the state's open-government laws rests with the state attorney general and local district attorneys, but a review shows that Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has never pursued such a case in his seven years in office.
Bill would eliminate drug, alcohol defense
Those who willingly took alcohol or drugs to become intoxicated and then committed a crime could no longer cite their altered mental state as a defense under a bill a state Senate committee passed Friday.
Indemnity clause at center of dispute (UPDATE)
A Kenosha-based construction company might be on the hook for more than $1 million in settlement and legal fees stemming from a 2009 injury at the St. Catherine’s Medical Center construction site.
Secret probe filings: Judge sees nothing improper (UPDATE)
The judge overseeing a secret investigation into possible illegal coordination between conservative groups and recent recall campaigns said in a ruling earlier this year he doesn't think anybody did anything wrong, according to court documents.
Schneider sticks to his roots
Growing up on a farm just outside of Chilton in Calumet County, Troy Schneider knew just where he wanted to return after getting his law degree.
Legal News
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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