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Oct 10, 2016

Justice Ginsburg rides celebrity wave, releases anthology

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is riding the wave of her rock-star celebrity, releasing a compilation of her writings that range from a high school editorial to summaries of some of her spiciest dissenting opinions.

Wisconsin Supreme Court
Oct 9, 2016

Attorneys demand return of John Doe documents, investigation

Attorneys who fought a now-closed probe into Republican Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign asked the state Supreme Court on Friday to order prosecutors to return all documents seized in the case and order an investigation into who leaked some of them to a newspaper.

Oct 9, 2016

Judge: Agency overreached in asking nurses to repay Medicaid

A judge has ruled that Wisconsin health officials went too far trying to recoup Medicaid payments from dozens of independent nurses who care for severely disabled patients in their homes.

Oct 8, 2016

Portage County inmates work outdoors on public projects

Zachariah Reynolds tries to stay busy washing dishes or doing other menial jobs.

Oct 7, 2016

Walker says DOJ found problems with voter ID at DMV offices

Gov. Scott Walker says the state Department of Justice found problems with how Wisconsin's voter ID law was being administered during spot checks of driver license stations.

Oct 7, 2016

Federal judge tosses food stamp drug testing lawsuit

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit state attorneys filed this summer seeking a declaration that screening food stamp recipients for drugs is legal.

Oct 7, 2016

US Supreme Court in holding pattern, awaiting ninth justice

The U.S. Supreme Court has begun its new term as it ended the last one, down one justice and ideologically deadlocked on a range of issues.

Oct 6, 2016

Man who tried to kill 2 officers gets committed for 80 years

A man who tried to kill a police officer and sheriff's deputy has been committed to a mental health facility for 80 years.

Oct 6, 2016

Changes could be coming to burial site preservation law

Changes could be coming to the sort of information that must be disclosed by anyone seeking to sell a house standing on a burial site.

Oct 6, 2016

Illinois man gets life in Wisconsin hatchet slaying of wife

A Chicago-area man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for killing his estranged wife with a hatchet after she tried to hide from him in Wisconsin.

Oct 6, 2016

2 girls arrested, accused of making clown-related threats

Two juvenile girls have been arrested for making clown-related threats using social media in southeastern Wisconsin, copying dozens of similar incidents across the country.

Oct 6, 2016

Business casual is the new norm for attorneys

A solo practitioner who rarely appears in court, Derek Hawkins seldom finds himself suiting up for work.

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