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.
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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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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."
Read More »Lautenschlager’s son mulling attorney general run
Former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager's son is mulling a run for his mother's old job.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Schimel won’t say whether he’ll sue over immigration ban
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel isn’t saying whether he might challenge President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions or whether he supports them. Schimel, a Republican, said during a news conference Monday that he would consider legal action if he felt Trump overreached his constitutional authority or the policy has what Schimel called a “negative impact” on Wisconsin. ...
Read More »Attorney general, group announce sex assault kit tracking
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and a group dedicated to preventing sexual assault launched an initiative Monday to help victims track evidence in their cases.
Read More »State’s opioid response anemic, critics say
Opioids are still killing people by the hundreds in Wisconsin even though legislators have passed nearly 20 bills to curb addiction over the last three years, prompting critics to demand lawmakers think bigger and pump more money into the fight.
Read More »Attorney general proposes pay raise for prosecutors (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel wants to give a raise to every prosecutor in the state in each of the next two years.
Read More »Attorney general drops $10,000 on ‘Kick Ass’ coins
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel has spent $10,000 on coins promoting his "kicking ass every day" mantra.
Read More »View from around the state: State court got it wrong; public has right to videos
Overturning two lower court rulings, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck a blow for government secrecy.
Read More »YEAR IN REVIEW: Top legal stories of 2016
One of the biggest legal stories of 2016 actually involves something that did not happen.
Read More »Former Wisconsin Corrections head loses appeal of firing (UPDATE)
A state panel rejected former state Corrections secretary Ed Wall's appeal of his firing, saying he knowingly tried to evade Wisconsin's open records law.
Read More »Assembly committee OKs investigation into John Doe leaks
The state Assembly has authorized Attorney General Brad Schimel to investigate how evidence collected during a secret investigation into Republican Gov. Scott Walker's campaign was leaked to a newspaper.
Read More »Prosecutors: ‘Making a Murderer’ inmate’s confession legal (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" has no basis for his claims that his confession wasn't voluntary and shouldn't be released from prison as a judge has ordered, state attorneys argued in a court filing.
Read More »Lawmaker wants to see comprehensive plan on juvenile prisons
Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he'd like to see a comprehensive plan on how the state handles juvenile offenders in the wake of investigations into wrongdoing at the Lincoln Hills prison.
Read More »Schimel says charges could be coming at Lincoln Hills prison (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said Monday it's possible that his office may charge one or more people in connection with alleged abuses against inmates at the Lincoln Hills juvenile prison.
Read More »Grand jury likely to investigate John Doe leak
The Wisconsin Department of Justice will likely convene a grand jury to investigate a leak of evidence collected during a secret investigation into whether Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign circumvented state campaign finance law, Attorney General Brad Schimel said Thursday.
Read More »Judge allows recount to continue in Wisconsin
A federal court in Wisconsin on Friday rejected an attempt by pro-Donald Trump groups to stop a recount of the state's presidential vote, saying there was no harm in allowing it to continue.
Read More »Deputy AG to leave state’s Justice Department
Deputy Attorney General Andy Cook plans to leave the state Department of Justice at the end of the week.
Read More »Judges say legislative boundaries unconstitutional
Federal judges struck down Wisconsin's Republican-drawn legislative districts as unconstitutional on Monday, marking a victory for minority Democrats that could force the Legislature to redraw the maps.
Read More »Supreme Court rejects call for investigation into leaks
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected calls to investigate the leak of evidence collected in a secret investigation into Gov. Scott Walker and conservative allies.
Read More »State fights Dassey release (UPDATE)
The state of Wisconsin moved quickly Tuesday to try and block, or at least delay, the release of a man convicted in the case featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer."
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