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Jan 10, 2014

Man accused of drugged assaults gets 15 years

A Wisconsin man accused of drugging, assaulting and videotaping women has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for taking pictures of a 17-year-old girl.

Jan 10, 2014

Client protection fund at risk of maxing out

The State Bar of Wisconsin might have to defer payment on claims filed by people who have been wronged financially by attorneys.

Jan 10, 2014

IP lawyer engineers career change

While working as a biomedical engineer at GE Healthcare, Christopher Kukowski took a leap of faith and began attending law school on a part-time basis.

Jan 10, 2014

US Attorneys in Wis. recovered $13.8M in 2013

Eastern District of Wisconsin U.S. Attorney Jim Santelle says his office collected about $9.7 million in civil and criminal cases in fiscal year 2013.

Jan 9, 2014

AG hopeful Ozanne cited in alcohol crash in ’86

Wisconsin attorney general hopeful Ismael Ozanne's campaign says he was ticketed in an alcohol-related crash in 1986.

Jan 9, 2014

Milwaukee to push for City Hall facade settlements

Milwaukee could try again to reach settlements with the remaining parties in its City Hall facade lawsuit.

Jan 9, 2014

Committee approves added prosecution for family members who aid suspects

A bill that would allow prosecutors to charge family members who hide or aid wanted suspects from apprehension moved one step closer to approval Thursday afternoon.

Jan 9, 2014

Assembly committee passes heroin prosecution bill (UPDATE)

An Assembly bill that gives individuals who call 911 to report a heroin overdose immunity from prosecution for certain crimes unanimously passed out of committee Thursday.

Jan 9, 2014

Gov’t: Most school discipline need not mean court

The Obama administration on Wednesday pressed the nation's schools to abandon what it called overly zealous discipline policies that send students to court instead of the principal's office.

Jan 9, 2014

DA clears officer in deadly Green Bay shooting

A Green Bay police officer, involved in his second deadly shooting, has been cleared by the Brown County district attorney.

Jan 8, 2014

Walker dismissed after serving on jury (UPDATE)

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker served two days as Juror No. 20 on a personal-injury case, but he was dismissed just before deliberations began Wednesday because the CEO of a company involved in the case had donated to his campaign.

Jan 8, 2014

AG hopeful cited for drunken driving in 1990 (UPDATE)

A Republican prosecutor looking to become Wisconsin's next attorney general was cited nearly 24 years ago for drunken driving, his campaign said Wednesday.

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