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.
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.
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.
Portage County inmates work outdoors on public projects
Zachariah Reynolds tries to stay busy washing dishes or doing other menial jobs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Legal News
- NAACP: No consequences for UWM Pro-Palestinian protesters shows ‘bias’ and ‘privilege’
- New complaints filed against Northwestern over Kenosha football hazing scandal
- Justice Department submits proposed regulation to reschedule marijuana
- Reckless driving on Brown Deer Road results in fatal collision
- Lavinia Goodell 150th Anniversary commemoration to be held June 17
- WisGOP reacts to vice president’s Wisconsin visit
- Former prosecutor suspended for unwelcome contact during legal conference
- One Wisconsin Attorney’s misconduct ‘in a league of its own’
- Wisconsin election fraud charge issued from November 2022 general election
- Indigenous consultant accuses NHL’s Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment
- Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia from Augusta
- KS Governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology
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