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FISA judge: No challenges to phone records orders
A newly declassified opinion from the government's secret surveillance court says no company that has received an order to turn over bulk telephone records has challenged the directive.
Court decides if gay juror can be taken off case
A multibillion dollar case between two giant pharmaceutical companies grappling over arcane antitrust issues has unexpectedly turned into a gay rights legal imbroglio that raises questions over whether lawyers can bounce potential jurors solely based on their sexual orientation.
Money, new positions at prison system approved
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections will receive more than $5 million over the next two years to spend on information technology and creating a new office of special investigations.
Former police officer facing arraignment
The former Waupun police officer arrested in a multi-county crime spree is expected to be arraigned in Barron County.
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.
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