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Apr 25, 2013

State Supreme Court urged to take collective bargaining lawsuit (UPDATE)

A state appeals court on Thursday urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take a case brought by two unions challenging the constitutionality of Gov. Scott Walker's law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers.

Apr 23, 2013

Appellate court forces private review of informant’s testimony

A trial court should have looked for exculpatory evidence by privately reviewing the testimony of a confidential informant who tipped off police about a car carrying almost a pound of marijuana in Marshfield, according to the 4th District Court of Appeals.

Mar 14, 2013

Court upholds conviction in 1980 murder

A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld a conviction in a 1980 murder.

Mar 12, 2013

Appeals court refuses to reinstate collective bargaining law (UPDATE)

A Wisconsin appeals court on Tuesday refused to put on hold a judge's decision repealing major parts of Gov. Scott Walker's law that effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers.

Feb 28, 2013

Appeals court tosses state furlough lawsuit (UPDATE)

A state appeals court dismissed a lawsuit Thursday demanding state workers get paid sabbatical days to offset mandatory furloughs ordered by then-Gov. Jim Doyle in 2009.

Jan 24, 2013

Court erases injunction against UW protester (UPDATE)

A Madison judge improperly issued a restraining order against a former legislator's son, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.

Jan 15, 2013

High court kicks voter ID to appellate level

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a Madison judge's ruling striking down the state's voter identification law.

Jan 10, 2013

Court affirms conviction in murder for hire

A state appeals court says a man accused of plotting to kill his lover's husband was properly convicted.

Jan 3, 2013

Inmate was properly denied porn, says court

A state appeals court has refused to reinstate a lawsuit alleging prison officials improperly denied an inmate access to what they deemed were pornographic publications.

Dec 21, 2012

State court upholds domestic partner registry (UPDATE)

Wisconsin's domestic partnership registry is constitutional, a state appeals court ruled in a decision released Friday that marks a major victory for the state's largest gay rights group.

Dec 20, 2012

Appeals court postpones ruling on domestic partners (UPDATE)

A vicious snowstorm has forced a state appeals court to delay releasing a ruling on whether Wisconsin's domestic partnership registry.

Nov 21, 2012

Milwaukee attempts to intervene in collective bargaining case

The city of Milwaukee filed a petition Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit alleging Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law is unconstitutional.

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