Attorneys seeking to invalidate Wisconsin's Republican-drawn legislative boundaries are getting ready to file new arguments after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider their lawsuit this past summer.
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Dozens of plaintiffs heading to arbitration with Epic
Dozens of individuals around the country are entering arbitration with the Verona-based medical-software company Epic Systems over unpaid overtime claims.
Read More »US high court: Class-action waivers enforceable in employment agreements
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a decision finding that employment agreements may contain clauses that prevent employees from banding together to sue their employer.
Read More »Decision on class-action waiver cases has Epic stakes
The U.S. Supreme Court will kick of its new term in October with oral arguments in a trio of cases that promise to settle questions over whether employees can be forced to sign away their right to band together to sue their employers.
Read More »Same-sex couple wins lawsuit over birth certificate
A federal judge has ruled that Wisconsin must put the names of many same-sex parents on their children's birth certificates.
Read More »Wisconsin redistricting trial wraps up with 2 witnesses
A federal trial to help a judicial panel decide whether Republicans discriminated against Democrats when they redrew state Assembly boundaries five years ago wound down Friday as two political analysts testified the map reflects demographic shifts and doesn't necessarily guarantee GOP victories.
Read More »Attorney argues redistricting plan clearly hurts Democrats (UPDATE)
A GOP plan that reworked the Wisconsin Assembly's district lines was one of the worst examples of partisan gerrymandering in American history, an attorney challenging the new boundaries argued Tuesday.
Read More »Federal judge to hear evidence in redistricting lawsuit
A federal judge will launch a three-day trial this week to decide whether legislative district boundaries that Wisconsin Republicans drew four years ago amount to an unconstitutional attempt to consolidate power.
Read More »Madison attorneys wage Epic battle over labor laws
With a single click, Jason Lewis, a former technical writer at Epic Corp., gave away his right to band together with other employees to take his erstwhile employer to court.
Read More »Court: Judge properly tossed gay couple’s parental request (UPDATE)
A judge properly dismissed a same-sex couple's request for a declaration that one of them is the legal parent of the other's child, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Read More »Federal judge says city not liable for contamination of Ashland lakefront
A federal judge has ruled that the city of Ashland and Ashland County are not responsible for the cleanup of a designated Superfund site on the city’s lakefront.
Read More »Judge sentences woman to prison for false tax return
A federal judge has sentenced a northern Wisconsin woman to a year and a day in prison for filing a false tax return.
Read More »Federal appeals court says Ho-Chunk can offer video poker
A federal appeals court says the Ho-Chunk Nation can offer video poker at its Madison casino.
Read More »Same-sex couple wants both names on birth certificate
A same-sex couple who sued for the right to marry in Wisconsin wants a federal judge to mandate that both gay parents' names appear on their children's birth certificates.
Read More »US high court rejects Wis. appeal over tribal night hunts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Wisconsin officials who want to keep in place a decades-old ruling that bars Chippewa tribes from hunting deer at night.
Read More »‘Banana Lady’ could be prevented from filing more lawsuits
A Madison-area entertainer known for filing frivolous lawsuits could be barred from taking additional legal action in federal court.
Read More »State opposes $1.2M attorney fees in gay marriage case
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is opposing civil rights advocates' claims for $1.2 million in attorney fees they say they accumulated fighting the state's gay marriage ban.
Read More »Medford man sentenced to prison for burning business
A Medford man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for burning down his pizza business in order to collect insurance money.
Read More »DNR asks US Supreme Court to review night deer ruling
State attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal appellate decision ordering a judge to revisit a ruling barring Wisconsin's Chippewa tribes from hunting deer at night.
Read More »Appeals court dismisses clergy housing lawsuit
A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the law that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances, saying the leaders of an anti-religion group in Wisconsin didn't have the standing to bring the lawsuit.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: Posner’s deer hunting decision on the mark
In another interesting decision, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner has allowed Native Americans to hunt deer at night, debunking concerns about safety.
Read More »Federal judge says hold on gay marriages is lifted
A federal judge in Wisconsin says she is lifting her hold on an order allowing same-sex marriages to take place in Wisconsin.
Read More »Patent attorneys try to keep pace, land large verdicts in Western District
A cottage industry has developed around the so-called “rocket docket” of the Western District of Wisconsin, the speed of which has attracted plaintiffs in patent cases.
Read More »US high court denies gay marriage appeals (UPDATE)
Two lower court rulings that said Wisconsin's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional will stand, immediately ending delays on marriages around the state.
Read More »Group seeks recognition of state’s gay marriages (UPDATE)
A civil rights group filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking recognition of Wisconsin gay couples who married in June after a judge temporarily blocked the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Read More »Federal court stays gay marriage ruling
A federal appeals court has stayed a ruling that Wisconsin's gay marriage ban is unconstitutional.
Read More »Gay marriage on hold in Ind. pending high court decision
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has put its decision overturning same-sex marriage bans in Indiana on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court decides what it will do with the cases.
Read More »State appeals gay marriage case to high court (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that the state's gay marriage ban is unconstitutional.
Read More »Posner notable, quotable in same-sex marriage decision
Maybe I wasn't reading as many tweets about prior same-sex marriage decisions, but I don't remember seeing nearly as many memorable quotes as I did Thursday.
Read More »La. same-sex marriage ruling breaks streak
A federal judge upheld Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriages Wednesday, as well as the state's refusal to recognize gay marriages legally performed in other states.
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