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Mar 1, 2016

NY judge scolds US in its fight with Apple over iPhone data

A Brooklyn jurist has scolded the government in a stinging rebuke of arguments it has used to shame Apple for refusing to surrender information from its customers' iPhones, saying it's stretching a 1789 law to get "impermissibly absurd results."

Mar 1, 2016

He speaks: Justice Thomas asks questions in court, 1st time in 10 years

Justice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of courtroom silence Monday and posed questions during a Supreme Court oral argument, provoking gasps from the audience.

Mar 1, 2016

Court: Hormel workers owed for time putting on uniforms

Hormel Foods Corp. owes hundreds of workers at its Beloit canning plant back wages for the time they spent putting on and taking off required clothing and equipment, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Mar 1, 2016

Former alderman sentenced for sexually assaulting boy

A former Sheboygan alderman has been sent to prison for 10 years for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy and seeking a bribe as a public official.

Mar 1, 2016

Walker signs bill expanding library collection powers

Gov. Scott Walker has a signed a bill giving libraries more legal options to collect fines for overdue materials.

Mar 1, 2016

Man accused of waterboarding girlfriend faces charges

A Merrill man is accused of waterboarding his girlfriend after he suspected that she was cheating on him.

Feb 29, 2016

Walker signs sex offender placement bill

Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that creates uniform restrictions on where violent sex offenders can live.

Feb 29, 2016

AFL-CIO endorses Kloppenburg

The AFL-CIO of Wisconsin has endorsed Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg for Supreme Court justice.

Feb 29, 2016

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Milwaukee County executive

A Milwaukee County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the county board chairman against the county executive.

Feb 29, 2016

Vets of ’05 Senate truce don’t see accord over court pick

With ideological control of the U.S. Supreme Court at stake and senators trading insults, lawmakers who helped the Senate avert a meltdown over judges a decade ago say today's political climate is too toxic for a bipartisan pact to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Feb 29, 2016

Man convicted of drunken driving homicide accused of 4th OWI

A Beloit man convicted of homicide by driving drunk has been arrested again for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Feb 29, 2016

State Supreme Court justice wears blaze orange for flier

In an apparent appeal to hunters, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley appeared in a mailer before the February primary wearing blaze orange and holding a shotgun, a newspaper reported Sunday.

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