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Supervisor wants more information on courthouse fire
An alleged lack of transparency about the costs stemming from last year's fire at the Milwaukee County Courthouse is sparking frustration.
Council approves Milwaukee City Hall facade settlement
A settlement proposal that would end Milwaukee’s litigation over its crumbling City Hall facade is awaiting the mayor’s signature.
Mistaken identity aids adverse possession claim
Wisconsin justices set to weigh in on longtime Lake Delton land dispute
US high court considers whether anonymous call warrants police stop
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court used a parade of hypotheticals involving speeding, kidnapping and terrorist threats to try to pinpoint just when information from an anonymous tip can serve as the basis for a police traffic stop.
Green Bay to test Facebook for sex-offender alerts
The city of Green Bay will be testing whether Facebook postings are an effective way to notify residents if a registered sex offender is moving into their neighborhoods.
Who’s Doing What: Attorneys on the rise
Foley & Lardner LLP has announced several new partners, effective Feb. 1.
Dues debate raises cost concerns
An attempt to restructure yearly dues for older and younger attorneys drew criticism Tuesday for the fiscal effect it would have on the State Bar and the Office of Lawyer Regulation.
Justices raise concerns over State Bar bylaw (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday about a State Bar bylaw that several said potentially could give the bar’s governing board broad power to remove a dissenter from office.
Shawano man gets 2 life sentences for double slaying
A Shawano man convicted of killing a woman and her brother in 2009 has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole.
Assembly passes Internet privacy bill
The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill that would prohibit bosses from asking workers or job applicants for access to their social media accounts.
Assembly passes bill to aid prosecution of synthetic drugs
The state Assembly voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of legislation meant, in part, to prevent prosecutors from having to enlist pharmacologists to attest to the psychological effects of synthetic drugs in cases against sellers of the banned substances.
Assembly approves tougher pot sanctions (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill that would expand municipalities' powers to enforce marijuana ordinances after district attorneys decline to prosecute.
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- 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
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
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