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US Supreme Court justice to give lecture at UW
A U.S. Supreme Court justice is visiting Madison on Thursday to give a lecture and have lunch with law students.
Milwaukee litigator, 74, dies
A long-time Milwaukee attorney known for litigating a state law involving manufacturers and their distributors has died.
Marquette to play host to water conference
Marquette University Law School is holding a conference about water. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Marc Edwards, a water-treatment expert, are among the speakers scheduled for “Pubic Policy and American Drinking Water,” a conference being held from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Wednesday at Marquette University Law School’s Eckstein Hall, 1215 W. Michigan St., Milwaukee. The […]
Logs show hundreds of altercations at youth prison
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Staff logs from a youth prison in northern Wisconsin show nearly 500 incidents of aggression, fighting and violence in the four months preceding a December raid by law enforcement at the troubled facility. The logs were provided to the Wisconsin State Journal (http://bit.ly/2bQyHqw ) by the Department of Corrections under the […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear open-records case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in an open-records case being fought by Attorney General Brad Schimel. Schimel, a Republican, does not want to release to the public law-enforcement training videos that were made when he was working as the Waukesha County district attorney. The Wisconsin Democratic Party […]
Federal judge Randa dies at 76 (UPDATE)
U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Randa, whose rulings included the John Doe investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign, has died at age 76.
Milwaukee County park fence dispute heading back to court
The dispute between Milwaukee County's chief executive and its sheriff over operating hours for a Milwaukee park that's at the center of a neighborhood where riots erupted after a police shooting last month is heading back to court.
Who’s Doing What: Reinhart attorneys make best lawyers list; Godfrey & Kahn’s McLaughlin named to leadership council
Godfrey & Kahn shareholder Christine Liu McLaughlin has been named to the United Way’s National Women’s Leadership Council.
Man charged with hacking city sites in Arizona, Wisconsin
By Jacques Billeaud Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A man has been indicted on federal charges of hacking into government websites in Arizona and Wisconsin, including a cyberattack that came three days after a police shooting of an unarmed man in the city of Madison and interrupted communications equipment for emergency workers there. Randall Charles […]
Review: Madison police did nothing wrong in mall arrest
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An outside review has found Madison police acted reasonably and within department policies when they arrested an 18-year-old black woman that sparked protests after footage of it was posted online. Madison Police Chief Mike Koval released results of the Dane County Sheriff’s review Thursday and wrote a lengthy blog piece about the incident. […]
Activists press council for input on safety plan
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Community activists loudly interrupted a meeting of the Milwaukee Common Council over a plan that would, in part, add more law enforcement officers to city streets. The public safety plan was being developed long before last month’s fatal shooting of a black man by police. But, the shooting has turned up the […]
Man accused of beating mother over spayed cat
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Waukesha County man is accused of beating and choking his mother after an argument over having his cat spayed. A criminal complaint against 27-year-old Martin Pfefferle includes six charges, including strangulation and suffocation. Pfefferle’s mother told police her son became angry Sunday because she had the cat spayed without his […]
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