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Man who fatally shot girlfriend gets 28 years
A Minnesota man who said he was high on methamphetamine when he accidentally killed his girlfriend in Wisconsin has been sentenced to 28 years in prison.
Walker says he senses no gay marriage ‘movement’
Gov. Scott Walker, a staunch defender of Wisconsin's gay marriage ban, said Wednesday that he senses no "significant movement" to undo the law even though a federal lawsuit filed Monday challenges its constitutionality.
Strategy looms large in noncompete arena
In an area of law where things move fast, end unpredictably, and there are multiple definitions of victory, one of the most difficult and critical decisions lawyers must make is deciding who to sue.
The write stuff: Legal bloggers find their niche online
As more lawyers carve out specialty practices, they are taking to the Web to share their niche knowledge with the masses
Milwaukee Bar hosts annual Judges Night (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
Attorneys, members of the judiciary and others gathered Tuesday at The Mackie Building in Milwaukee for the Milwaukee Bar Association’s annual Judges Night event.
Jury deliberations begin in doctor trial
A jury has started deliberating the case of an Eau Claire pediatrician accused of sexually assaulting male patients during medical exams.
Ex-Walker aide loses bid to keep emails secret
A Wisconsin appeals court judge has rejected a request from a former top aide to Gov. Scott Walker to keep her emails private.
Gas station fight winds up at 7th Circuit
A lawsuit that involved deer hunting, a game warden and a “dust-up” in northern Wisconsin should not have been fully dismissed, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
CCAP bill up for public hearing Thursday
A bill that seeks to remove case information about a person who was acquitted from the state’s online courts system will get a public hearing Thursday.
Wisconsin justices to consider lease dispute
When landlord Anthony Gagliano & Co. Inc. tried to enforce terms of a lease against a remote tenant for a commercial space in downtown Milwaukee eight years after the lease was signed, tenant Quad Graphics asserted that 150 years of Wisconsin case law suggested the effort should fail.
AG awards $1.5M to 13 diversion programs
The state Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday that 13 criminal diversion programs across the state will receive grants this year.
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The six largest settlements reported to Wisconsin Law Journal in 2013.
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