Free Newsletter
Proposal would give crime victims a host of rights
Republican lawmakers and crime victim advocates introduced a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would provide crime victims with a host of rights, including the right to have their personal information sealed in police records and allow them to speak out at more court proceedings.
Schimel names new criminal administrator
Attorney General Brad Schimel has appointed a new administrator to lead the state Justice Department's Division of Criminal Investigation.
State, 3M reach fine-free pollution settlement (UPDATE)
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel has settled a pollution case with 3M that won't require the company to pay any fines, which critics say will only encourage companies to ignore environmental regulations.
Lawmakers grill AG over rape kits, redistricting case
A powerful panel of state lawmakers on Wednesday grilled Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel for 2-1/2 hours on matters including the oversight of untested kits of sexual assault evidence, his purchase of $10,000 worth of coins and the work of the state’s solicitor general.
State makes legal arguments in redistricting appeal (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's Republican attorney general told the U.S. Supreme Court in a legal filing Friday that a ruling striking down GOP-drawn legislative boundaries in the state as unconstitutional is "unprecedented."
Lautenschlager’s son mulling attorney general run
Former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager's son is mulling a run for his mother's old job.
US high court to hear arguments in Wisconsin property case
The same day a U.S. Senate conformation hearing begins for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, the country's high court will hear oral arguments in a Wisconsin property case that may require the justices to offer some clarity as to what constitutes a parcel of land in analyses of regulatory takings.
Walker, Schimel call for vote on Gorsuch for court (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker took more jabs at Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Wednesday, calling for her and the U.S. Senate to take a vote on President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.
State Supreme Court wrestles with open meetings law (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court wrestled with how broadly to apply the state's open meetings law in a case Wednesday that open government advocates warn could provide a gateway to getting around public access requirements.
Walker: No state action needed on refugee’s lawsuit
Gov. Scott Walker says state attorneys shouldn't intervene in a Syrian refugee's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's travel ban.
AG: Doctors, feds should decide on medical marijuana
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says the medical community should decide whether marijuana is suitable medicine, not state lawmakers.
GOP gives law firms blank check for Wisconsin fight (UPDATE)
Republican lawmakers planned to vote Thursday on whether to hire their own attorneys to represent them in the legal fight over legislative district boundaries.
Polls
Loading ...Legal News
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Benjamin Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dustin T. Woehl
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Katherine Metzger
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula
