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Menominee tribe awaits judge’s ruling in hemp lawsuit
The leader of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin says it won't plant a new crop of industrial hemp until a federal judge resolves the tribe's lawsuit against the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
Federal judge set to weigh state’s voting changes
A federal judge is set to weigh whether a host of changes that Republican legislators have made to Wisconsin's voting laws illegally burden minority and Democratic-leaning voters.
Reporter kicked out of Afghanistan petitions Supreme Court
A Wisconsin freelance reporter who says he lost his embed status with the U.S. Army for reporting on an argument that turned deadly at an Afghanistan military base is asking the Supreme Court to take up his case.
PRINCE Act clears Minn. House panel, stalls in Senate
Even in death, Prince still draws a lot of water in this town.
Water Works federal lawsuit trial delayed to June 2017
The lawsuit filed by the Des Moines Water Works in federal court against several upstream agriculture drainage districts has been delayed by nearly a year.
Waukesha County to be first to roll out mandatory e-filing
Waukesha County will be the first populous county in the state moving to electronic filing.
High court dismisses expunction petition
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the State Bar of Wisconsin's seven-year-old request for a rule change that would have allowed people charged with a crime but never convicted to remove those charges from online court records.
Former officer pleads guilty to stealing cash evidence
A former Madison police officer has pleaded guilty to public corruption charges.
UW law professor to give lecture at US Supreme Court
A University of Wisconsin law professor will give a lecture at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court throws out crash claim against state worker
A woman can't sue a state worker for allegedly injuring her in a car accident because she had her claim hand-delivered to the attorney general's office instead of sending it by certified mail, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Walker approves revision to voter ID process (UPDATE)
People working to obtain state photo identification without having the proper underlying documents will be able to vote with a receipt they'll receive within days of submitting their ID request under an emergency rule Gov. Scott Walker signed Wednesday.
The pros of pro bono
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules require all lawyers in the state to provide legal services voluntarily to those who cannot afford them in order to expand access to justice. But, often, that work comes full circle, offering attorneys opportunities to advance their careers while expanding personal development. Here are the stories of three attorneys and how pro bono work took them on different paths i[...]
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