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.
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.
Court upholds conviction in 1980 murder
A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld a conviction in a 1980 murder.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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