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State issues 300,000 concealed-carry permits since 2011
Wisconsin's Department of Justice has issued 300,000 concealed carry permits since the law went into effect in 2011.
Budget requests likely to include increases for judicial salaries, private rate for public-defender appointments
Among the proposals likely to be up for inclusion in the state's next budget are pay increases for judges, government lawyers and private attorneys who serve as public defender.
Former Madison high school coach guilty of sexual assault
A former Madison high school girls basketball coach has been convicted of sexually assaulting two 13-year-old girls in the 1990s.
High court to hear oral arguments for six cases in April
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in six cases in April, including a case involving a pre-sentencing assessment and another involving a decade-old liability suit concerning lead paint.
High court reprimands Pewaukee attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a Pewaukee attorney for getting a third drunken-driving citation, as well as for various trust-account violations.
High court suspends Milwaukee family attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Milwaukee family attorney’s license for six months over 12 counts of misconduct.
Milwaukee attorney faces 60-day suspension
A Milwaukee attorney faces a 60-day suspension over alleged misconduct involving public-defender cases she handled.
Doctor pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges
A former Plover doctor has pleaded not guilty to accusations he sexually assaulted a number of female patients.
Court agrees with woman injured by hot air balloon
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees with a woman injured by a runaway hot air balloon who says the company providing rides at a charity event doesn't have blanket immunity under state law.
Sky’s the limit for association general counsel’s Jurowski
Nathan Jurowski wasn’t always an attorney. “I was a manager trainee with Hertz Rent A Car for a couple of years,” Jurowski said.
Man pleads no contest to amended charge in death of boy, 4
A man has pleaded no contest to an amended charge in the death of his fiancee's 4-year-old son last year in Sheboygan County.
Proposals to increase access to free lawyers in civil cases
More than two dozen bills being considered in 18 states (not including Wisconsin) this year would expand poor people's rights to a lawyer at state expense in certain civil cases, according to the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, which is run by the Public Justice Center nonprofit in Baltimore.
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- 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
- Dane County court overturns residential solar decision
- Judge faces formal complaint from state board
- Bankruptcies up 16% in U.S.
- (Updated) Wisconsin law enforcement clash with pro-Palestinian Madison protestors
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Lafayette County Circuit Court
- Complaint against University filed by Wisconsin law firm over $1.9M given to Palestinian students
- Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
- Active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside Wisconsin middle school
- Audit finds Wisconsin Capitol Police emergency response times up, calls for better tracking
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