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Jan 6, 2024

Minnesota man pleads guilty to wire fraud, preparing false tax returns

A Minnesota man pleaded guilty Friday to wire fraud and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return, according to Department of Justice officials. 

Jan 5, 2024

Voters file an objection to Trump’s name on the Illinois ballot

A petition filed by five voters on Thursday seeks to bar former President Donald Trump from the Illinois Republican primary election ballot in March,

Dec 28, 2023

Gypsy Rose Blanchard out of prison years after persuading boyfriend to kill her abusive mother

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, was released Thursday from prison on parole.

Dec 27, 2023

Michigan Supreme Court rules to keep Trump on 2024 ballot

Michigan's Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state's primary election ballot.

Dec 18, 2023

Dad who said ‘If I can’t have them neither can you’ pleads guilty to killing 3 kids

A suburban Chicago man who told his estranged wife “If I can’t have them neither can you” pleaded guilty but mentally ill Friday to three counts of first-degree murder for killing their three young children, a prosecutor said.

Dec 15, 2023

Supreme Court refuses to ban semiautomatic weapons

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to put on hold a new Illinois law that would ban high-power semiautomatic weapons like the one used in the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 Highland Park 4th of July parade.

Dec 15, 2023

Minnesota Lawyer’s Minnesota Icons of 2023

This year marks the third year of honoring Minnesota’s rising stars and business icons together.

Dec 11, 2023

Court doubles recommended suspension of lawyer to 60 days

A Minnesota attorney specializing in child-protection matters was recently suspended from the practice of law for 60 days. The court, finding several aggravating factors, doubled the length of the suspension that was recommended by the referee. David Ludescher has practiced law for more than 30 years and was first admitted to practice law in Minnesota […]

Dec 8, 2023

Judge orders prison, probation in last sentencings tied to plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Judge said political polarization in the U.S. is “mind-boggling” and “terrifying.”

Dec 5, 2023

Remains found in Indiana in 1982 identified as those of Wisconsin woman who vanished at age 20

Human remains found in rural Indiana in 1982 have been identified as those of a Wisconsin woman who was 20 when she vanished more than four decades ago, authorities said.

Dec 4, 2023

PIP, SSI benefits cases to be heard during December arguments

Cases tackling PIP benefits and what an insurer must pay for services provided by a court-appointed guardian are among the dozen cases to be heard during December oral argument.

Dec 4, 2023

Court: City violated order in dispute over fire departments

The court has ordered the city to pay a fine of $2,000 for each instance of any future contact for recruitment purposes.

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