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Sep 28, 2015

7th Circuit hears oral arguments in Madison

The Chicago-based 7th Circuit came to Madison on Monday and was highlighted by spirited exchanges between Judge Diane Sykes and counsel in one of the three cases they heard.

Sep 28, 2015

Habush, Quindel file class-action suit against Volkswagen

Two law firms have filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin against Volkswagen over the recent discovery that the company had tampered with emissions testing equipment on its diesel vehicles.

Sep 28, 2015

Groups ask Walker not to appoint court candidates to vacancy

Four advocacy groups are urging Gov. Scott Walker not to name one of the three candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to fill out the term of Justice Patrick Crooks who died last week.

Sep 28, 2015

Colleges help student startups navigate the legal landscape

It seemed like a sure thing. Working on weekends in a cramped fraternity room, four friends at MIT built a computer program that would give websites a new way to make money without online ads. Not so fast.

Sep 28, 2015

Prosecutors: DNA ties inmate to decades-old homicide

A 50-year-old man who's already in prison in connection with a 2001 sexual assault and killing is now charged in the death of a another woman whose body was found more than two decades ago.

Sep 28, 2015

Deputies cleared in shooting of homicide suspect in Monroe

Prosecutors in Green County have cleared two sheriff's deputies of wrongdoing in connection with the fatal shooting of a homicide suspect who pointed an empty gun at them.

Sep 28, 2015

‘In God We Trust’ decals on sheriff’s cars prompt debate

Spurred by confrontations nationwide between police and the public, nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies in Georgia have joined a national movement that's reigniting debate over God and government.

Sep 25, 2015

Court data site to enhance security

The Wisconsin court system will start using a security feature on the website used to access circuit court records.

Sep 25, 2015

Court sides with attorney in pay dispute

While it may have rejected a West Allis man’s objection to a circuit court decision ordering him to pay a lawyer for legal advice, a state appeals court says the man’s appeal was not frivolous.

Sep 25, 2015

Walker will wait to announce decision on court vacancy

Gov. Scott Walker says he won't make any announcements about his plans for filling a vacancy on the state Supreme Court until after Justice Patrick Crooks is buried on Saturday.

Sep 25, 2015

Laska has patent on perpetual learning

Casimir Laska isn’t your typical student studying computer security and networking at Waukesha County Technical County. That's because he’s also a patent attorney at Michael Best.

Sep 25, 2015

Man found guilty in death of his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son

A 25-year-old man has been found guilty in the 2013 death of his girlfriend's 5-year-old son in Dane County.

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