Court: Milwaukee police can’t bargain health costs (UPDATE)
Two Wisconsin appellate courts bolstered portions of Republicans' contentious collective bargaining restrictions Tuesday, ruling that Milwaukee police can't negotiate their own health care costs and that a county board legally required elected officials to pay more for their benefits.
Appeals court overturns sexual assault conviction
A Wisconsin state appeals court has overturned a sexual assault conviction against a man because it says the lower court should have allowed testimony about his relationship with the woman.
Wis. court upholds charging unknown suspect
A Wisconsin appeals court says prosecutors legally charged an unknown suspect using only DNA markers rather than a full profile.
Negligence lawsuit over train crash moves forward
A state appeals ruling means a negligence lawsuit against a railroad company in a 2009 train-van crash in a Milwaukee suburb can move forward.
Court rules in favor of Cannon & Dunphy in search-engine keyword suit (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee-area personal injury law firm that paid to use the names of a competing firm in Internet search engines to promote its own link did not violate privacy laws, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled Thursday.
Bus driver wins appeal in sexual assault case (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled in favor of a Milwaukee high school bus driver who argued a lower court failed to consider some evidence and unfairly used testimony in convicting him of sexually assaulting a student.
State Supreme Court denies new trial in 20-year-old robbery case (UPDATE)
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned an appeals court ruling that granted a new trial to a man convicted of robbing two Milwaukee grocery stores nearly 20 years ago.
Court grants new trial in sex assault case
A West Allis man accused of sexual assault will get a new trial.
Court: Company must defend ‘junk’ fax lawsuit (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee heating and air conditioning company's insurance provider must defend the business against allegations it sent out an unsolicited "junk" fax in violation of federal law, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Court reinstates wrongly jailed man’s claim (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin appeals court says a wrongly jailed man can seek reimbursement from the state.
State’s Supreme Court reinstates cramming lawsuit
The state Supreme Court has reinstated an accounting firm's lawsuit alleging telecommunications companies inserted unauthorized charges its bills.
Wis. court upholds airport cocaine conviction (UPDATE)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Police lawfully arrested a man after he carried $40,000 worth of cocaine off a plane at Milwaukee’s airport, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. Little A. Stewart pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to deliver last year. Court records show an informant told a Wisconsin Justice Department agent in March […]
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