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Civil lawsuit against former DA Kratz won’t be dismissed (UPDATE)
A federal sexual harassment lawsuit against former Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz will not be thrown out.
Group asks appeals court to revisit Wis. church graduations
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A group advocating for the separation of church and state has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling allowing public high schools in Wisconsin to hold graduation ceremonies in a church. Americans for Separation of Church and State filed a lawsuit in 2009 objecting to Brookfield Central and Brookfield […]
Federal court upholds Wis. graduations in church
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A federal appeals court says two Wisconsin public high schools properly held graduation ceremonies in a church. Brookfield Central and Brookfield East held their graduations at Elmbrook Church for most of the last decade. A group of anonymous students and parents represented by Americans United for Separation of Church and State […]
Sport associations applaud federal Internet ruling (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – High school athletic associations nationwide say a federal appeals court ruling upholding Wisconsin’s right to sell exclusive rights to live-stream games online preserves a lucrative new revenue stream, while newspaper groups fear the ruling could lead to more restrictions on reporting games that entire communities follow. [&hellip[...]
Federal appellate Judge Evans dies at 71 (UPDATE)
Federal appellate Court Judge Terry Evans passed away Wednesday night after a short battle with a serious respiratory illness. SHARE YOUR MEMORIES OF JUDGE EVANS
Appeals court rejects gun store license revocation
SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruling clears the way for federal officials to stop sales at Shawano Gun & Loan. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago Tuesday rejected an appeal by the gun store which lost its license in 2007. Federal regulators allowed the store to continue to sell guns […]
Right to counsel of choice violated
Courts cannot adopt a rule that “new counsel take the case as they find it.”
Fed appeals court upholds Wis. teacher firing
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a Wisconsin school board’s decision to fire a teacher who viewed pornography on his work computer for about a minute on a weekend. The Cedarburg School Board fired science teacher Robert Zellner in 2006. Zellner maintains he was really fired because he was a strong […]
09-3425 U.S. v. Taylor
United States Court of Appeals Sentencing Obstruction of justice Where a defendant’s trial testimony went beyond general denial of his involvement, his sentence was properly enhanced for obstruction of justice. “In this case, the district court found that Taylor’s testimony went beyond a ‘general denial of his involvement in the drug activity’ and that he […]
10-2489 Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Georgia Pacific, LLC
United States Court of Appeals Employment Multiemployer pension plans If a sale of a participant in a multiemployer pension plan had not occurred, everything else had remained the same, and no withdrawal liability would have accrued, then the sale to a buyer that continues the pension contributions does not entail withdrawal liability. “Georgia-Pacific contends that […]
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- UW-Madison pro-Palestine protesters spark debate over free speech laws
- DEA to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
- Wisconsin opens public comment on constitutional amendment regarding election officials
- Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes
- FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent
- Wisconsin Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments in absentee voting case
- Attorney General Kaul joins multistate coalition to defend U.S. EPA’s light-duty vehicle emission standards
- State Bar of Wisconsin names election winners
- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
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