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Plea deal reached in illegal strip search case (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee police officer accused of illegal strip searches is expected to accept a plea deal.
US cracks down on worker classification
In an effort to fend off an official investigation of its books, a major tobacco company hired a law firm to audit the classification of 5,000 workers.
Court: Does ex or current wife get money?
Supreme Court justices are questioning a Virginia law that would override a federal employee's designation of a beneficiary in a federal insurance program.
Tort reform tug of war: Political opponents pit corporations against citizens in debate
If tort-reform bills now before state legislators had been laws two years ago, Lindy Orlowski would be out about $60,000.
State bill would shield job seekers’ web privacy
A Wisconsin state lawmaker is pushing legislation that would prevent employers from requiring employees or job applicants to provide access to their personal social media accounts.
DA promises thorough probe of police shooting
The district attorney in Winnebago County is promising a "very thorough" investigation into whether a town of Menasha police officer was justified when he shot and killed an armed 66-year-old man.
Judge rejects stay in police union lawsuit (UPDATE)
A police union's lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker's polarizing collective bargaining law will go forward, following a ruling Friday by a Madison judge who refused the state's request to delay proceedings until appeals in another case were settled.
Once on life support, ‘I’m sorry’ bill gets another chance
After Wisconsin legislators failed last year to pass a bill that would have let doctors tell patients “I’m sorry” without fear of legal consequences, a nurse-and-doctor pair of Republican lawmakers has resuscitated the proposal.
Dahlby excels in life sciences, life
Mark Dahlby envisioned a very different career as he approached the end of law school in 2005.
Juror jailed for texting during trial
A judge in Oregon noticed an unexpected glow on a juror's chest while the courtroom lights were dimmed during video evidence in an armed-robbery trial.
Judges sue Social Security over case ‘quotas’
Judges struggling to handle a surge of disability cases sometimes award benefits they might otherwise deny in order to clear cases faster so they can meet quotas imposed by the Social Security Administration, according to a lawsuit filed by the union representing the agency's administrative law judges.
Misdemeanor charges filed in fatal Dodge Co. fire
A Cambria man faces misdemeanor charges in a fatal mobile home fire.
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- House Expulsion of Santos marks sixth in chamber’s history
- PIP, SSI benefits cases to be heard during December arguments
- Court: City violated order in dispute over fire departments
- Judge bars media cameras in slayings case, but the court will livestream
- $2 million awarded by Federal jury for MPD excessive force, officers’ failure to intervene
- Wisconsin Attorney General joins multistate Amicus Brief to uphold laws restricting gun magazine capacity
- Lawyer with ties to Brookfield, Wis. sentenced to four Years in Federal Prison
- Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
- Gov. Evers appoints Toni L. Young to the Racine County Circuit Court
- Gov. Evers appoints Frank Gagliardi to the Kenosha County Circuit Court
- Unions in Wisconsin sue to reverse collective bargaining restrictions on teachers, others
- Courtroom outbursts justified exclusion of mother from parental rights trial
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