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Court orders open hearing in investigation of Walker aides
A state appeals court has denied the request of an unnamed person to conduct a hearing in secret in an ongoing investigation into former aides of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
Supreme Court will hear health care case this term
By JESSE J. HOLLAND and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear arguments next March over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul — a case that could shake the political landscape as voters are deciding if Obama deserves another term. This decision to hear arguments in the spring sets […]
Walker approves state lawsuits outside Madison
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that allows plaintiffs to file lawsuits against the state outside of Madison into law. Under current state law, any lawsuit against a state actor must be filed in Dane County. The Republican-authored bill allows plaintiffs to bring lawsuits in any county they choose. Prisoners […]
Walker appoints Gundrum to appeals court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker appointed a Waukesha County judge Friday to serve on the state appeals court. Judge Mark Gundrum was appointed to District 2, which is based in Waukesha. Before he was elected to the Waukesha County Circuit Court in April 2010, Gundrum served in the state Assembly representing the 84th […]
Appeals court favors media vs. Juneau County
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled in favor of a small Juneau County newspaper that used a public-records act to request documents from the county.
5 states take Asian carp case to Supreme Court (UPDATE)
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Five states asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to hear their plea for quicker federal action to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from moving between the Great Lakes and Mississippi river watersheds. Michigan Attorney Bill Schuette said he had filed a […]
Court rules against man in group sex assault
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled against a 27-year-old Milwaukee man convicted for his alleged role in the group sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl. In a ruling released Tuesday, the court said Altonio Laroy Chaney is not entitled to have his 12-year prison sentence modified. Chaney argued that a person […]
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 […]
Appeals court: Road laws apply at EAA grounds
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court has ruled against a motorist who said police couldn’t force him to take an intoxication test because the EAA AirVenture grounds where he was stopped were private property. Court records say 40-year-old Matthew Miller of Fredonia was stopped for speeding near the Oshkosh grounds last year. He […]
Supreme Court rules in drunken driving case
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the sixth drunken driving conviction of man who no one actually saw driving a vehicle or even sitting behind the wheel. The 2007 conviction of Greg Kandutsch was based solely on circumstantial evidence generated from a computer report […]
Court upholds sentence at women’s prison (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court rejected a schizophrenic inmate’s request for a new sentence because she can’t get proper mental health care at Wisconsin’s largest women’s prison, ruling Wednesday that problems at the facility are nothing new. Taycheedah Correctional Institution’s inability to provide its inmates with[...]
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