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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Walker signs sex offender placement bill
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that creates uniform restrictions on where violent sex offenders can live.
AFL-CIO endorses Kloppenburg
The AFL-CIO of Wisconsin has endorsed Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg for Supreme Court justice.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Legal News
- Milwaukee mayor condemns anti-Semitism, renews calls for justice
- Wisconsin Supreme Court says an order against an anti-abortion protester violated First Amendment
- Prosecutors charge second inmate in assault that left Wisconsin youth prison counselor brain-dead
- Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall attempt against state’s top Republican
- ‘Trailblazing’ jurist and civil rights leader sculpture to be unveiled in Madison
- Wisconsin joins coalition urging court to uphold FTC’s ban on deceptive TurboTax advertising
- Marquette Law School Poll survey of Wisconsin finds Biden and Trump tied
- Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks
- Man sentenced for impersonating a federal officer and wire fraud
- Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in Highland Park 4th of July shooting
- Wisconsin Court: Man’s Fourth Amendment rights violated
- Judge allows disabled voters in Wisconsin to electronically vote from home
Case Digests
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- Condemnation Powers-“Pedestrian Way”
- Insurance-Statute of Limitations-Sanctions
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Evidence
- Seizure-Reasonable Suspicion-Jury Instructions
- Sentencing Guidelines
- Collective Action-Overtime Wages-Arbitration
- Sentencing Guidelines
- Delayed Disclosure-Mistrial Motion
- Sixth Amendment-Request for Jury Trial