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A Wisconsin appeals court upheld a $5.5 million judgment Wednesday against a driver who killed a 23-year-old bicyclist in Madison.
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Read More »Appeals court stays out of voter purge case
A state appeals court will stay out of a closely watched Wisconsin case over the purging of up to 209,000 registered voters in the battleground state.
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Read More »Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act Violation
Frank and Kathleen Multerer, Ryan and Sara Waldschmidt, and D & D Schmidt Farms (collectively, the appellants) appeal summary judgment in favor of the Department of Revenue.
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Read More »Motion to Suppress Evidence
The State appeals a circuit court order granting Kyle Parker’s motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a search incident to arrest.
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Read More »Wisconsin doctor fired over alleged misconduct loses appeal
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that a doctor who allegedly had inappropriate sexual contact with three female patients was properly fired.
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Read More »AG files brief supporting guns on Madison buses
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has filed a brief with the state Supreme Court supporting guns on Madison city buses.
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Read More »Appeals court upholds conviction in parent-killing case
Wisconsin's 4th District Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a former West Salem man serving two life sentences for the deaths of his parents.
Tagged with: 4th District Court of Appeals Eric Koula
Read More »Court upholds Madison prohibition on guns on buses
A state appeals court says people can't carry guns on Madison city buses.
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Read More »Appeals court dismisses charges against sex offender (UPDATE)
A state appeals court threw out charges Thursday against a sex offender who clipped photos of children out of magazines and newspapers, ruling he can possess the images because he didn't create them himself.
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Read More »Appeals court denies newspaper’s request for documents
A state appeals court has denied a Wisconsin Rapids newspaper's request for public records from the Wisconsin Rapids Public School District.
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Read More »Court: DNA surcharge was too high for felony convictions
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that a DNA surcharge applied to a convicted felon was too high because it was based on a law that was not in effect at the time he committed his crimes.
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Read More »Appeals court upholds ruling in child’s death
An appeals court says a judge properly ruled against a Deerfield couple who sued a nursing home claiming a painkiller patch their child found there killed him.
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Read More »Appeals court lets air out of balloon injuries case
A Wisconsin appeals court has let the air out of a lawsuit brought by a woman injured by a runaway hot air balloon.
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Read More »Court orders new trial in stabbing death
A New London man accused of killing an elderly man seven years ago will get a new trial.
Tagged with: 4th District Court of Appeals Philip Kirk
Read More »Court agrees part of Walker rule-making law unconstitutional
A portion of a Republican-written law that gives the governor the power to block new education rules is unconstitutional, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
Tagged with: 4th District Court of Appeals Amy Smith Gary Sherman Scott Walker
Read More »Appeals court: Protest policy was unconstitutional
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled a state requirement that singers in the state Capitol obtain a permit was unconstitutional.
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Read More »Court: Inmate can’t use spiritual name on correspondence
A Wisconsin prisoner can't call himself only by his spiritual name on his letters.
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Read More »State Supreme Court won’t hear raw milk case
The state Supreme Court has refused to consider whether a Sauk County farmer was properly convicted of selling raw milk in 2013.
Tagged with: 4th District Court of Appeals raw milk Vernon Hershberger
Read More »State appeals court rules on doctor obligations (UPDATE)
The government has no constitutional obligation to provide health care to patients in state doctors' care, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
Tagged with: 4th District Court of Appeals Daniel Moeser health care
Read More »Raw milk supporters petitioning Supreme Court (UPDATE)
Plaintiffs in a fight over selling unpasteurized milk have petitioned the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether a person has a constitutional right to purchase and consume raw milk.
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Read More »State appeals court rules against raw milk sellers (UPDATE)
A state appeals court ruled against a pair of raw milk producers Thursday, but sidestepped the issue of whether a person has a right to purchase and consume unpasteurized milk.
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Read More »Wisconsin court: Hunters can train dogs on wolves
A state appeals court ruled Thursday that hunters can train dogs to chase down wolves, rejecting arguments from a group of humane societies that wildlife officials are allowing deadly wolf-dog clashes and cementing one of the most contentious elements of Wisconsin wolf hunting.
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Read More »Appeals court revives Capitol protest lawsuit
A state appeals court has revived a lawsuit brought by a group protesting Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining bill at the Capitol in 2011.
Tagged with: 4th District Court of Appeals collective bargaining Frank Remington unions
Read More »Group asks state Supreme Court to stay out of John Doe probe (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court should stay out of a dispute over subpoenas in a secret investigation into possible illegal coordination between conservative organizations and recent recall campaigns, a liberal group said Monday.
Tagged with: 4th District Court of Appeals Annette Ziegler Club for Growth David Prosser Gregory Peterson John Doe investigation Michael Gableman Pat Roggensack Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »Court: Village not liable for flood losses (UPDATE)
The village of Lake Delton is not liable for damage to five houses and nine lots caused by massive flooding in June 2008, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Tagged with: 4th District Court of Appeals DNR flooding Stafford Rosenbaum
Read More »Appeals court upholds pastor’s abuse conviction
A Wisconsin appeals court says a Black Earth pastor accused of conspiring to commit child abuse was properly convicted.
Tagged with: 4th District Court of Appeals free speech Robert Henak
Read More »Justice recuses herself from John Doe review
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley has recused herself from ruling on a lawsuit seeking to halt a secret investigation into possible illegal coordination between conservative groups and recent recall campaigns.
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Read More »John Doe prosecutor asks court to overturn ruling
A prosecutor has asked a state appeals court to overturn a ruling in a secret John Doe investigation that's reportedly focused on fundraising by Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and other conservative groups.
Tagged with: 4th District Court of Appeals Francis Schmitz Gregory Peterson John Doe investigation Scott Walker
Read More »State Supreme Court to hear voter ID arguments
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a pair of lawsuits challenging the state's voter photo identification law.
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Read More »Court upholds costs for doctor’s discipline
A Wisconsin appeals court says a doctor accused of inappropriately touching female patients must pay for discipline proceedings.
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