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Sheriff defends hiring of convicted killer (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin sheriff has defended his decision to hire a man convicted of killing and dismembering his girlfriend nearly 40 years ago in Texas.
Charges stacking up against Eau Claire attorney
An Eau Claire attorney who had originally faced a two-year suspension of his Wisconsin law license now might instead see it revoked.
Popularity of Netflix Avery series overwhelms clerk of courts office
The popularity of the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" has resulted in a barrage of requests for court records from the case it follows.
Bond set for man convicted in wife’s death after poisoning (UPDATE)
A judge set a $1.2 million bond Wednesday for a Wisconsin man once convicted in his wife's death after prosecutors said he poisoned her with antifreeze in an effort to make her death look like a suicide.
AG weighs challenge of Obama’s gun-control order
The Wisconsin Attorney General says he plans have his staff review President Barack Obama’s recent executive order concerning gun control to see if it should be challenged legally.
Former death row inmate to have access to law library, lawyers
A former death row inmate will continue to have access to a prison law library and will be able to meet privately with his defense lawyers as he awaits retrial for a 2010 drug-related killing, an attorney for the state assured a Delaware judge Wednesday.
Court sides with Eau Claire County in case over Amish family’s home
A circuit court properly held an Amish family in contempt for failing to obtain building and sanitary permits before building their house, a judge has ruled in an appeals case.
Democrat introduces bills in wake of youth prison probe
A Democratic state senator has crafted a package of bills he says are designed to increase safety at Wisconsin prisons in the wake of an investigation into alleged abuse at the state's juvenile prison.
State Supreme Court candidates file nomination papers
It looks like the ballot is set for this spring's state Supreme Court race.
Q&A: A look at Netflix’s documentary ‘Making a Murderer’
The 10-part Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer," which casts doubt on the legal process in the case of convicted killers Steven Avery and his then-teenage nephew Brendan Dassey, has prompted celebrities to armchair sleuths to flood online message boards and Twitter feeds.
For Quarles’ Kendall, IP law is a science
While working on different project teams as an undergrad studying nuclear engineering, Elizabeth Kendall often found herself in the role of translating what her fellow engineer students were saying into understandable concepts for the final report.
Wis. contractor stung in whistleblower suit over Buy American laws (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin contractor’s alleged attempts at passing off Chinese-produced construction materials as “Made in the USA” have resulted in a $2.5 million settlement of a whistleblower case involving accusations of cheating on government contracts.
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