A Menomonee Falls subcontractor is finding no relief in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a lawsuit alleging breach of contract. The company was deemed to have done nothing wrong when it decided not to use Skyrise Construction Group as a subcontractor for a housing project near UW Oshkosh.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has extended changes to its appellate court operations through May 22.

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A Wisconsin appeals court on Friday overturned a ruling that ordered the removal of up to 209,000 people from the state's voter rolls.

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The Wisconsin Department of Justice must expunge arrest records of people who aren't charged from its criminal database, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.

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During a season when theft in all forms increases, the Court of Appeals delved into the nature of the intentionality underlying identity theft and thereby clarified the elements of the crime.

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A carefully drafted statement of issues is critical to the success of your appellate brief.

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A state appeals court has ordered a new trial for a Milwaukee homicide suspect.

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Wisconsin's public union restrictions don't prevent Eau Claire County Sheriff's deputies from negotiating over their share of health care deductibles, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.

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Former state Sen. Randy Hopper has won a case in state appeals court related to his 2011 arrest for drunken driving.

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A Milwaukee-based contractor’s insurance companies are not liable for covering damages incurred by those who got sick after breathing in contaminated water that came from a decorative fountain, according to an appellate court decision released Tuesday.

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The state Court of Appeals is seeking Wisconsin Supreme Court review of a case involving DNA evidence that could clear a man who was sentenced to prison in 2000.

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The appeal of an Oak Creek country singer behind bars for scamming people out of money was denied Tuesday, with appellate judges noting that at least one of his arguments “borders on the frivolous.”

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A state appeals court says a woman who separated from her same-sex partner doesn't have to pay child support, and still has visitation rights with her partner's biological child whom they raised together.

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A state appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Plover man who'd been found guilty of killing a truck driver 10 years ago.

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If a woman claims she was going faster than 90 mph in a 55 mph zone to get away from an unknown vehicle that was terrorizing her and following her every move, can the trial court legally recognize this as a “necessity” defense for speeding?

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An appeals court has rejected a Minnesota man's challenge to his life sentence for a fatal club shooting in downtown La Crosse.

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A state appeals court says a school bus driver accused of sexually assaulting a student deserves a new trial.

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A state appeals court says a West Bend man's statements about sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl should have been suppressed.

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A federal appeals court has dismissed a Wisconsin woman's lawsuit against Google Inc. alleging that it was using her name to generate revenue through online advertising.

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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.

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A recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision tackled the case of a widower fighting for control of his three children.

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A Wisconsin appeals court has ordered a new trial for a Waupun man convicted of sexually assaulting a teenager.

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A state appeals court has rejected Brendan Dassey's request for a new trial on charges that he helped kill a young woman in 2005 in one of Wisconsin's most notorious crimes.

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The Berlin Area School District's lawsuit over its high school mascot is on hold following a recent ruling involving a similar case.

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

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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.

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

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A state appeals court has granted a new trial for an Eau Claire man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl.

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A federal appeals court in Chicago heard arguments Monday on the constitutionality of Wisconsin's law restricting collective bargaining by public employees - one of several related appeals working their way through the courts.

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A judge wrongly dismissed a sexual assault case marred by sloppy police work, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled Thursday.

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