Milwaukee school to participate in grant program for inmates
Milwaukee Area Technical College is one of 67 college and universities across the country set to participate in a revival of a federal Pell Grant program for prisoners.
After US high court ruling, more evidence suppression work could be coming for defense attorneys
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision has left some Wisconsin criminal-law practitioners to question just how far law enforcement and prosecutors can push an exception to the Fourth Amendment.
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against former coach (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a former longtime high school basketball coach, reinstating his conviction in a sex crime case involving a 15-year-old student.
3 finalists named for Wisconsin Ethics Commission leader
Three finalists from a list of 23 applicants have been selected to be interviewed to become the first leader of Wisconsin's new Ethics Commission.
Supreme Court denies Wis. abortion appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Wisconsin seeking to put in place restrictions on abortion clinics that were struck down by lower courts.
Judge puts on hold law requiring disclosure of anti-union consultations (UPDATE)
A Texas judge has placed a temporary injunction on an Obama Administration rule that, starting next month, would have required contractors and other employers to disclose the identities of outside consultants who might have been hired to help disrupt union organizing and other labor-related activities.
Supreme Court to review NC’s use of race in redistricting
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether Republican lawmakers relied too heavily on race when they redrew North Carolina's congressional districts to give the GOP a powerful advantage in the swing state.
US Supreme Court’s abortion ruling could mean end of similar Wis. law (UPDATE)
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Texas' widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics in the court's biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century.
Civil rights lawsuit against Racine settled for $100K
The city of Racine has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who says he was handcuffed and beaten outside his home after police came to investigate a car accident he wasn't involved in.
Former Uber driver in Milwaukee sues company
A former Uber driver in the Milwaukee area has sued the ride-hailing company in federal court, seeking overtime pay, tips and other expenses on behalf of all current and former Wisconsin drivers.
Manitowoc doctor indicted on drug trafficking charges
Manitowoc doctor is charged in federal court with drug trafficking.
Teen whose arrest sparked protests may not face charges
An 18-year-old black woman whose arrest sparked protests in Madison this week has the option to go through a restorative justice process instead of facing criminal charges, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne announced Friday.
Legal News
- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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