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Senate passes lemon law changes (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin state Senate has voted to tighten the state's lemon law, which covers when consumers can sue auto manufacturers.
Senate passes sex offender notification bill
The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill requiring registered sex offenders to notify school officials before going onto school grounds.
Milwaukee flood damage trial begins
Testimony is expected to continue Wednesday in a trial involving hundreds of Milwaukee residents who are suing the city for alleged negligence because their basements flooded with raw sewage during heavy rain in 2008.
Tips for making the most of experts
Experts can be the bane of a trial lawyer’s existence, but they can also be saviors.
Van Hollen says his office must defend lawmaker in records suit (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's open records laws apply to legislators but they can claim immunity from lawsuits seeking their documents, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Tuesday.
Senate approves bill allowing parolee searches
State lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill allowing police officers to search a parolee they reasonably suspect has committed or is about to commit a crime.
Marquette, MBA launch mobile legal clinic
Marquette Law School and the Milwaukee Bar Association are partnering to launch the Milwaukee Justice Center Mobile Legal Clinic, a bus designed to provide free, brief legal advice to individuals who are outside of the areas currently served by legal volunteer efforts in metropolitan Milwaukee.
Sturtevant man gets 38 years for fatal shooting
A Sturtevant man has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for fatally shooting a man in a darkened pole barn last year.
20 years in prison for fatal baseball bat attack
A Mount Horeb man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a fatal attack with a baseball bat.
Husband of Kira Steger on trial in her death (UPDATE)
Jury selection is underway in the murder trial of a St. Paul man accused of killing his wife whose body was found in the Mississippi River more than two months after she disappeared.
Legal Aid Society, state reach settlement with auto title loan co.
The state of Wisconsin and the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Inc. have reached a multimillion dollar preliminary settlement with an auto title loan company.
For same-sex couples, IRS answers one question
When the U.S. Supreme Court in June struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, it left many unanswered questions.
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- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
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