Editors Note: Our Managing Editor, Steve Schuster spoke to Judges, the Office of Lawyer Regulation, Federal Prosecutors, District Attorneys throughout the Midwest, the State Bar of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Attorney General, Governor Tony's Evers office, as well as legislatures to determine the full extent of the problem and possible solutions on how to fix Wisconsin's broken criminal justice system.
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Wisconsin lawmaker returns to work after bout of COVID-19
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin legislator returned to work Thursday for the first time since COVID-19 left him breathing through a ventilator. Republican Sen. Andre Jacque, of De Pere, was hospitalized Aug. 16 after testing positive for the coronavirus and testifying at a packed Capitol hearing without a mask. He was placed on a ...
Read More »Wife of Wisconsin lawmaker with COVID-19 urges vaccination
The wife of a Wisconsin lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of vaccine and mask mandates and who remains hospitalized with COVID-19-induced pneumonia is urging people to get vaccinated for the coronavirus.
Read More »Wisconsin lawmaker asks for prayers for colleague with COVID
The office of a Wisconsin lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of vaccine and mask mandates declined to update his condition on Tuesday, even as a fellow legislator asked for prayers, saying the state senator was hospitalized with COVID-19-induced pneumonia.
Read More »Wisconsin GOP senator, critic of mask mandates has COVID-19
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state Sen. André Jacques, one of the Wisconsin Legislature’s most conservative lawmakers and a vocal opponent of mask and vaccine mandates, tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was at the hospital on Monday with pneumonia. The positive test and hospital care came after Jacque testified on Wednesday in a ...
Read More »Republicans, UW clash over abortion ban proposal
Republican legislators sparred with University of Wisconsin medical school officials Wednesday over a bill that would end an arrangement that allows UW doctors to train on abortion procedures at a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly passes bill making bestiality a felony
The Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill Tuesday that would make bestiality a felony.
Read More »GOP resurrects bill to make English official language
Republican lawmakers have resurrected a bill that would make English the official language in Wisconsin, renewing their argument that the proposal would push immigrants to learn the language and increase their appeal to employers.
Read More »“Abhorrent, disgusting, frightening”: Activists testify before Assembly about bestiality bill
Wisconsin lawmakers and animal-rights activists spoke out in support of a bill to make bestiality a felony. Speakers at the public hearing on Thursday cited possible reasons why people might engage such behavior, blaming a cultural phenomenon and the occult.
Read More »Evers’ pick to lead health agency wins committee approval
Gov. Tony Evers' pick to head the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has won approval from a Republican-controlled legislative committee.
Read More »Wisconsin Dems flip Trump-dominated seat in state vote
Wisconsin Democrats have flipped a GOP stronghold to capture a state legislative district that voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump in 2016, as Democrats touted a surging "blue wave" that Republicans mocked as a "blue trickle."
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly OKs tougher penalties for animal sex (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Assembly has approved a bill that would increase penalties for having sex with an animal.
Read More »Republicans tweak fetal tissue bill to allow some research (UPDATE)
Republicans working on a bill that would prohibit research using tissue from aborted fetuses announced Friday they've amended the measure to allow some scientific work.
Read More »Bill aims to boost awards in wind farm lawsuits
Lawmakers who have put up obstacles to lawsuits against businesses are pushing a bill that would let plaintiffs recoup more money in actions against wind farms.
Read More »New rules sought on asbestos suits
In April, Renee Simpson told a state legislative committee about her father, who was diagnosed last fall with mesothelioma, a virulent form of cancer associated with asbestos.
Major changes planned for CCAP proposal, focus may shift to expunction
A Milwaukee legislator who introduced legislation to create a bifurcated online system to prevent the misuse of state court records said he is reconsidering the bill and working on major changes.
Read More »Lawmakers push for OWI blood draw warrants
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision paved the way for an Assembly bill, proposed Monday, that would allow law enforcement to obtain a warrant to draw blood in cases involving first-time operating while intoxicated suspects.
Read More »Bill would allow relatives to file suit over abortions
Lawmakers will consider bills Wednesday that would prohibit using abortions to avoid having a baby of a certain sex, bar a state health insurance plan from covering abortions in most circumstances and exempt insurers hired by religious organizations from having to cover contraceptives.
Read More »Legislative panel passes domestic abuse bill
A legislative committee has unanimously approved a bill giving Wisconsin judges more power to keep domestic abuse suspects in check.
Read More »Democrats oppose bill affecting asbestos lawsuits
The state Assembly has passed a bill opponents say would slow asbestos-exposure lawsuits.
Read More »Assembly panel OKs underage drinking bill
A Wisconsin Assembly committee has passed a bill that would allow pub or liquor store owners to sue anyone who buys alcohol illegally.
Read More »Lawmakers push judges for tougher domestic violence laws
Wisconsin's domestic violence laws would be strengthened under measures pushed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers after a mass shooting by the estranged husband of an abuse victim.
Read More »Lawyer testifies proposed asbestos lawsuit changes are ‘flawed’ (UPDATE)
A bill meant to bring transparency to asbestos and other personal lawsuits is flawed, a leading proponent of the bill testified Thursday, although the principle behind the proposed legislation is sound.
Read More »2 GOP lawmakers push bill on fetuses
Two Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow parents to sue if a their unborn child dies as a result of someone's wrongful acts, but it would do so by redefining state law to say life starts at conception.
Read More »Lawyers worry bills would delay asbestos cases
Two state bills are drawing boos from some personal-injury attorneys who see a threat to the timing that can be crucial in asbestos-related lawsuits.
Read More »Substitution bill would put onus on attorneys
Criminal defense lawyer John Birdsall says he has substituted hundreds of judges without explanation.
Read More »Ethics concerns swirl around crime-prevention contributions
A proposed revival of a law that lets judges force people to contribute to crime-prevention groups as part of sentencing is raising concerns the bill is a gateway to ethical pitfalls.
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