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Outside groups have spent far more to support liberal state Supreme Court challenger Jill Karofsky than incumbent conservative Justice Dan Kelly, according to a report released Tuesday.

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The Milwaukee Child Protective Services Building and the Marcia P. Coggs Human Services Center have closed to the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Minnesota man of Somali descent who was convicted of opening fire on other Somalis will get a new trial after a detective improperly testified that Somalis often lie to police, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled Tuesday.

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The Wisconsin Senate will not convene for its final regular session day of the year as originally planned next week due to the spread of the coronavirus.

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The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it is postponing arguments for the first time in more than 100 years because of the coronavirus, including fights over subpoenas for President Donald Trump's financial records.

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Gov. Tony Evers ordered a ban on all gatherings of more than 50 people on Monday, a step in line with federal recommendations that came as other states took similar action to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.

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The American Bar Association is setting up a national volunteer task force to help with legal needs related to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Eastern District of Wisconsin is postponing jury trials and other court proceedings through at least May 1 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In the order issued on Friday, Chief Judge Pamela Pepper said normal court operations posed a ...

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The Milwaukee County Circuit Court is suspending a number of proceedings for three weeks as a coronavirus precaution.

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Elections officials in the four states holding presidential primaries next week say they have no plans to postpone voting amid widespread disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Instead, they are taking extraordinary steps to ensure that voters can cast ballots and keep polling places clean.

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Cash bond has been set at $100,000 for a Lomira mother accused in the death of her 3-year-old son.

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office is restricting non-essential access to the county jail as a precaution to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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The Dane County Circuit Court is temporarily suspending many of its in-person proceedings because of coronavirus concerns.

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Milwaukee County is canceling new juries from March 16 through April 3 as a coronavirus precaution.

Marquette University is suspending in-person classes for nearly a month as a precaution to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday declared a public-health emergency over the coronavirus, which helps free up resources to respond to its growing threat. Meanwhile, the Capitol closed to formal tours until further notice and the state high school athletics association moved to restrict attendance at winter tournaments.

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Wisconsin courts are monitoring coronavirus concerns throughout the state and leaving it up to local officials to change court calendars and operational procedures.

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Wisconsin and 10 other states have reached a deal with the communications companies T-Mobile and Sprint to settle litigation challenging the companies' merger, Attorney General Josh Kaul said Thursday.

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A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 54 years in prison on Wednesday for the hit-and-run deaths of three Girl Scouts and a mother as they picked up trash along a rural road in 2018.

The Waukesha attorney John Macy is receiving an award in recognition of his philanthropy.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison officials announced Wednesday that they will suspend face-to-face instruction following spring break and that students shouldn't return to the campus because of fears of spreading the coronavirus.

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A conservative law firm asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn an appeals court ruling that stopped the purging of more than 200,000 people from the state's voter rolls, a step that Democrats argued was intended to make it harder for their voters to cast ballots.

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The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Winona County’s ban on the mining and processing of silica sand, which is used in the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing.

Justice Dan Kelly's conservative colleagues on the state Supreme Court are pushing back against his liberal challenger's accusations that's he's corrupt, calling her attacks "reckless rhetoric" that risks undermining the court's legitimacy.

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Sentencing courts may enter civil judgments for unpaid restitution in favor of victims after an offender's death, according to an opinion from Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul.

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Calumet, Dunn, Jackson and Marathon counties have been selected as new Wisconsin circuit-court branches. Their establishment is the result of a law enacted last week, allowing the director of state courts to set up 12 new circuit court branches over three years.

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A western Wisconsin school district canceled classes Tuesday so that its buildings can be thoroughly cleaned because someone sickened by the coronavirus attended an event at the high school last weekend.

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Police in northern Minnesota are searching for a suspect after a woman and a 1-year-old child were found dead at a home on the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation.

As Milwaukee prepares to welcome an estimated 50,000 people to the Democratic National Convention in July, staff employees at the Milwaukee County courts are devoting their time on the people who do business in the city every day.

Vice President Mike Pence's visit to the state Capitol in Madison cost more than $43,000.