Madison solo stays focused on Goliaths
Amy Scarr’s need for justice dates back to childhood.
Bills would change way Claims Board operates (UPDATE)
If a bill introduced this week had been law earlier this year, David Turnpaugh would be out $780.90.
Brown Deer road suit could reach Supreme Court
A lawsuit over a $2.3 million street and landscaping project in Brown Deer might reach the Wisconsin Supreme Court even though construction is almost finished.
Court says police can negotiate deductibles (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's public union restrictions don't prevent Eau Claire County Sheriff's deputies from negotiating over their share of health care deductibles, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
New bill seeks to expunge some CCAP records
A bill introduced in the state Legislature this month is intended to protect consumers, but would limit Wisconsin’s ability to fairly report businesses’ litigation history.
Court says student’s vulgar video is protected (UPDATE)
A student's YouTube video degrading his Spanish teacher is protected speech but the boy is still delinquent for violating Wisconsin's law against abusing computer communications, a state appeals court judge ruled Wednesday.
Lawyer sanctioned in Wis. now suspended in Minn. for slurs
The Minnesota Supreme Court has suspended the license of an attorney who made anti-Catholic slurs against judges and others in legal filings.
Marquette Law grad suspended in 2 states
An attorney disciplined in Michigan for using client money to pay for unrelated expenses was suspended Wednesday for 179 days in Wisconsin.
Former state Sen. Hopper wins drunken driving appeal
Former state Sen. Randy Hopper has won a case in state appeals court related to his 2011 arrest for drunken driving.
Judge sides with Melania Trump over skin-care deal
A federal judge has sided with the wife of billionaire Donald Trump in her lawsuit over a contract to market skin-care products with a now-fractured partnership led by Wisconsin hardware store magnate John Menard and Indiana businessman Steve Hilbert.
Attorney who robbed credit union suspended (UPDATE)
A Madison attorney who robbed a credit union is suspended from practicing law for three years, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Hit-and-run driver gets 12 years in student’s death
A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the hit-and-run death of a newly engaged graduate student.
Legal News
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
- Bryan Steil teams up with election denier Jim Jordan
- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
- Hilton Doubletree Lawsuit: 8-year-old died after being sucked into swimming pool pipe
- Gov. Evers signs measure allowing tactical emergency medical services to bear arms
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
- Man shot at Miami Hilton
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
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