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Mar 8, 2016

Bradley’s anti-gay column drew torrent of negative response

An anti-gay column Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley wrote when she was a college student in 1992 drew a torrent of negative responses from fellow Marquette University students at the time.

Mar 8, 2016

Attorney faces license suspension over misconduct in Minnesota

An attorney who was disciplined in Minnesota for misconduct now faces a 60-day suspension of his Wisconsin law license.

Mar 8, 2016

Woman gets 5 years in prison in fatal stabbing of brother

A Baraboo woman has been sentenced to five years in prison in the fatal stabbing of her brother.

Mar 8, 2016

Oshkosh woman gets prison in ex-boyfriend’s heroin death

An Oshkosh woman accused of helping an ex-boyfriend get the heroin that killed him has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Mar 7, 2016

Supreme Court’s Bradley apologizes for opinion pieces from 24 years ago (UPDATE)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley on Monday apologized for anti-gay opinion pieces she wrote as a college student 24 years ago where she referred to homosexuals as "queers" and "degenerates."

Convicting A Murderer
Mar 7, 2016

Lawyer featured in ‘Making a Murderer’ is writing a book

An attorney for Steven Avery who was featured in the hit Netflix series "Making a Murderer" has more to say about the trial.

Mar 7, 2016

Rule change for personal-injury cases hits roadblock

Once again, the state Legislature has proved a dead end for bills that would have eliminated a long-established rule that critics argued allowed plaintiffs in personal-injury cases to obtain "phantom damages."

Mar 7, 2016

Arizona attorney faces discipline in Wisconsin

A lawyer faces discipline in Wisconsin for misconduct in Arizona.

Mar 5, 2016

High court accepts 8 new cases

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has accepted eight new cases and denied review of 34 other cases.

Mar 5, 2016

Ex-deputy found insane in killings to be let out of hospital

A former Dane County sheriff's deputy found not legally responsible for killing his wife and sister-in-law in 2014 due to a mental disease will be released from a mental institution because his body has degenerated due to ALS and he is no longer a threat to public safety, a judge ruled Friday.

Mar 5, 2016

De Pere man gets prison in friend’s shooting death

A De Pere man accused of fatally shooting his friend while playing with a loaded handgun has been sentenced to more than 21 years in prison.

Mar 5, 2016

Wife bound for trial in husband’s fatal shooting

A woman has been bound over for trial on charges she fatally shot her husband in Oconomowoc last May.

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