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7th Circuit

Aug 22, 2014

Appeals Court delays voter ID decision

A federal appeals court put off a decision until next month on whether to put Wisconsin's voter ID law back in place.

Aug 21, 2014

Federal court to unseal more John Doe documents (UPDATE)

A federal appeals court decided Thursday to unseal two dozen documents in a secret investigation into whether Gov. Scott Walker's campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups in 2012.

Aug 19, 2014

Oral arguments scheduled in voter ID case

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Sept. 12 on whether Wisconsin’s voter ID law is constitutional.

Aug 19, 2014

Former sergeant loses appeal in O’Donnell Park case

A former Milwaukee County jail sergeant who claimed Sheriff David Clarke gave him a profane tongue-lashing after he complained about working at the O’Donnell Park scene in 2010 lost his appeal Monday.

Aug 14, 2014

7th Circuit judges demand attorney defend herself against possible sanctions

The 7th Circuit didn’t mince words Wednesday when it said it was “troubled” by a Madison lawyer’s conduct in a mortgage case.

Aug 8, 2014

Court sides with town in wind farm dispute

A town board did not act unconstitutionally when it waffled on issuing permits for a proposed wind farm that ultimately fell through, according to a federal appeals court ruling.

Aug 5, 2014

Van Hollen asks court to lift voter ID injunction

In the wake of a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s Republican-passed voter ID law, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is asking a federal appellate court to lift an injunction on the law in a federal case.

Aug 4, 2014

Prosecutors say they’re immune in John Doe lawsuit

A federal appeals court plans to release nearly three dozen files in a lawsuit over an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and a host of conservative groups.

Aug 4, 2014

ACLU: Gay marriage ban has no ‘legitimate purpose’

Wisconsin's gay marriage ban denies same-sex couples legal protections and serves no legitimate government purpose, the American Civil Liberties Union argued Monday in a brief asking a federal appeals court to preserve a ruling that struck down the prohibition.

Jul 30, 2014

Oral arguments set in John Doe appeal

Oral arguments in the appeal of a federal judge's ruling halting an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign and other conservative groups have been set for Sept. 9, exactly two months before the Republican is up for re-election.

Jul 28, 2014

BENCH BLOG: Lead paint defendants fail in ‘valiant attempt’

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently dashed the hopes of lead paint manufacturers that wanted the federal courts to dismiss pending cases as unconstitutional.

Jul 25, 2014

7th Circuit sets hearing on gay marriage ban

Lawyers will argue the constitutionality of gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin in about a month.

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