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Arbitration ruling divides litigation bar
The chasm between civil defense attorneys who extol the virtues of mandatory arbitration agreements and members of the plaintiffs’ bar who say the pacts strip consumers of their right to redress was widened by the U.S. Supreme Court last month.
Jury selection begins in La Crosse photo store homicide
Jury selection is underway in western Wisconsin in the trial of a Minnesota man accused of killing a camera store owner and his teenage son.
Justices uphold referee’s decision after OLR appeal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a referee’s decision Tuesday that a Racine County prosecutor should not be disciplined for allegedly withholding evidence that could have exonerated someone she was prosecuting.
Insanity plea in child-asphyxiation case
A central Wisconsin woman accused of trying to kill four of her six children to spare them the pain of her divorce has pleaded insanity.
Candidates’ spending tops $1 million in high court race (UPDATE)
The two candidates for last spring's Wisconsin Supreme Court election raised slightly more than $1 million through their campaigns.
Milwaukee County Courthouse offices resume normal hours
Offices on the first floor of the Milwaukee County Courthouse will resume their normal hours Tuesday.
Spooner’s life sentence shows difficulty of stubborn clients (UPDATE)
Defense attorney Frank Gimbel did not want to question his client John Spooner in court recently, but was forced to when the 76-year-old insisted upon taking the stand.
Targeting politics on the bench
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Linda Clifford had a target on her back from the early days of her 2007 campaign.
Man accused of trying to burn attorney wife pleads guilty
A Madison man accused of trying to set his wife on fire has entered a plea agreement.
Man wrongfully convicted in ’91 rape now homeless
A man who was freed this month from prison, where he was serving a 102-year sentence for a 1991 rape he didn't commit, is living in a Madison homeless shelter and doesn't have enough money to buy the medication he takes for several serious health problems.
Trial to start in La Crosse double homicide
Jury selection is set to begin this week in the trial of a Minnesota man accused of killing a La Crosse photography store owner and his son last year.
Jury: Spooner sane when he killed teen neighbor (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee man knew exactly what he was doing when he accused his teenage neighbor of burglary and then fired a bullet into the boy's chest, jurors decided Friday. The verdict essentially guarantees that 76-year-old John Henry Spooner will die behind bars.
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