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Nov 29, 2013

Madison solo stays focused on Goliaths

Amy Scarr’s need for justice dates back to childhood.

Nov 27, 2013

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.

Nov 27, 2013

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.

Nov 27, 2013

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.

Nov 27, 2013

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.

Nov 27, 2013

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.

Nov 27, 2013

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.

Nov 27, 2013

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.

Nov 27, 2013

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.

Nov 27, 2013

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.

Nov 26, 2013

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.

Nov 26, 2013

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.

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