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Jail ordered in series of arson fires
One of four people convicted of setting a series of arson fires has been sentenced in Taylor County to seven months in jail.
Life sentence for man who killed Burger King employee from Wis.
A suburban Chicago judge has sentenced a Lake Villa man to life in prison for the 2006 strangulation death of a Lindenhurst restaurant manager.
Patent infringement lawsuits on the rise
America’s first “patent troll,” George Selden, was awarded a patent for the automobile, which he called a “road engine,” in 1879.
OLR wants 90-day suspension for attorney who allegedly lied to clients
A Milwaukee attorney who allegedly lied to clients for more than six years about a case that had already been dismissed may have his license suspended.
US justices hear ineffective assistance case
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to fill in some of the legal blanks left by its 2012 ruling in Lafler v. Cooper, which extended criminal defendants’ right to effective counsel to the plea bargaining stage.
Attempts to amend contingency-fee bill fail (UPDATE)
Republican state senators shot down four amendments Democrats offered Tuesday to a bill that would place a $30 million cap on the contingency fees the state can pay to law firms.
Appeals court affirms ruling in tainted fountain case
A Milwaukee-based contractor’s insurance companies are not liable for covering damages incurred by those who got sick after breathing in contaminated water that came from a decorative fountain, according to an appellate court decision released Tuesday.
Bill to allow lawsuits against underage drinkers
Underage drinkers who use fake IDs to buy alcohol would be subject to civil lawsuits under a bill passed by a state Senate committee.
Bill would end maintenance upon remarriage
State lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday that would require divorcees to provide notice courts of a new marriage, triggering a cessation of child support and maintenance payments.
US high court leery of campaign contribution limits
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to throw out caps on some contributions by the biggest individual donors to political campaigns.
High court ADEA case could end up a bust
The U.S. Supreme Court chose to kick off its new term by hearing a case that considers whether the Age Discrimination in Employment Act trumps constitutional age discrimination claims brought under 42 U.S.C. §1983.
Guilty verdict in Minn. synthetics case (UPDATE)
A Minnesota head shop owner was convicted Monday of almost all counts against him in a closely watched federal case involving the sale of synthetic drugs.
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- 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
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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