Former Northwestern football players and ex-coach complaints to be consolidated for trial
The allegations occurred on Wisconsin soil.
Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers
The law takes effect Jan. 1, 2025, and applies to tickets sold on or after that date.
Former chief public defender receives probation for tax evasion
As of publication, he was authorized to practice law and had not been subject to discipline.
New complaints filed against Northwestern over Kenosha football hazing scandal
A motion was filed to consolidate the cases with the $130 million breach of contract and defamation lawsuit.
Former prosecutor suspended for unwelcome contact during legal conference
The suspension will commence May 23.
Indigenous consultant accuses NHL’s Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment
A consultant the Chicago Blackhawks hired to improve relationships with American Indian tribes has filed a lawsuit accusing the team, its charity foundation and its CEO of fraud, breach of contract and sexual harassment.
United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
The defendants moved to dismiss, stating that UHS’s claims were untimely.
Judge faces formal complaint from state board
Judge denies violating “any of the Rules of Judicial Conduct.”
Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
Antisemitic messages line the streets of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Democratic-led states lead ban on the book ban
Conservative parents and activists argue that the books are too sexually explicit.
Election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears
There is an effort to train local election workers on how they can respond to threats and work with law enforcement to counter them.
New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
Chicago's expanded crime gun intelligence center uses cutting-edge technology to trace crime guns.
Legal News
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
- GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
- 11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
- Judge receives ethics fine after endorsing candidate
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies