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Sep 14, 2023

Wisconsin Senate to vote on firing state’s nonpartisan top elections official

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate was set to vote Thursday on firing the battleground state's top elections official — a move that was denounced by Democrats as illegitimate and is expected to draw a legal battle.

Factory Farm
Sep 14, 2023

Wisconsin settles state Justice Department pollution allegations against 2 factory farms

The state Justice Department accused North Side Genetics of failing to construct a feed storage runoff control system.

dog bite
Sep 14, 2023

Sheriff’s deputy faces lawsuit after K-9 attacked fellow officer

A police dog mistakenly bit a police officer instead of subduing a fleeing suspect.

Failure to identify
Sep 14, 2023

8th Circuit sides with cop accused of 1st Amendment retaliation arrest

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a police officer accused of arresting a man as retaliation for using his First Amendment right to free speech.

probable cause
Sep 14, 2023

High court: Car search justified

Police had probable cause to search a man’s vehicle after an informant told them he had a gun inside,

Sep 14, 2023

Legal Lingo: Justices’ opinions blaze trails in language, graphics

The Commerce Clause is right there in the U.S. Constitution, authorizing Congress “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.”

Sep 14, 2023

New visa rules proposed

Immigrant farmworkers would receive a raft of new protections under a Biden administration proposal announced Tuesday, which would boost safety requirements on farms and raise transparency around how such workers are brought to the U.S., to combat human trafficking.

Wisconsin redistricting
Sep 13, 2023

Wisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment

Wisconsin's Republican Assembly leader announced Wednesday that he's created a panel to investigate the criteria for impeachment as he mulls taking that unprecedented step against a liberal state Supreme Court justice.

Election Interference
Sep 13, 2023

Former Wisconsin Democrat turned Trump Attorney Chesebro files Georgia motion to dismiss indictment

Kenneth Chesebro's lawyers filed a motion Tuesday in Fulton County, Georgia asking the court to dismiss charges against him in the "election interference case."

Crypto scam
Sep 13, 2023

DOJ: Google exploited exclusive search engine deals to maintain advantage

Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice said

Donald Trump banks insurance
Sep 13, 2023

Petition filed to block Trump from Minnesota’s 2024 ballot

A group of Minnesota voters filed a legal challenge Tuesday to try to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s presidential ballot next year.

Sep 13, 2023

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down as “bogus” a surprise plan Republicans floated Tuesday.

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