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‘Litigation nightmare’ could result from school-liability lawsuits
School districts, administrators and boards throughout Wisconsin are considering a variety of liability issues as they make decisions about how to start the 2020-21 school year with cases of COVID-19 on the rise.
Experts offer advice for managing remote practices, kids’ virtual schooling
After a summer of working from home with kids around, many lawyer parents are striving to fit school time into their work schedules. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has left decisions about in-person and virtual learning to local school officials, calling on parents to plan for a variety of situations. Mary Spranger, program manager […]
Private schools want Dane Co. in-person school limits tossed
A group of parents and private religious schools wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to nullify a Dane County order barring in-person classes for most students.
6 more courtrooms re-open in Milwaukee County courts
Six more courthouse rooms have re-opened for in-person proceedings in Milwaukee County.
Lawsuit seeks repeal of Wisconsin governor’s mask mandate
Wisconsin's statewide mask mandate issued by Gov. Tony Evers should be immediately ended because the governor did not have the legal authority to order it, three western Wisconsin residents argues in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
‘Nowhere to go’: Wisconsin renters face evictions as emergency aid falls short
Kelli Walton waited four weeks to hear whether she qualified for state emergency rental assistance. When the news came, it was too late.
Shop loses lease after refusing to follow mask mandate
A Middleton coffee shop has lost its lease after violating Dane County's mask mandate.
Michigan appeals court upholds governor’s emergency powers
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declarations and orders to curb the coronavirus clearly fall within the scope of her powers, the state's appeals court ruled Friday, rejecting Republican lawmakers' contention that she cannot indefinitely act without their approval.
New COVID-19 guidance issued for Wisconsin schools, people
With more positive coronavirus cases in Wisconsin linked to parties and other gatherings, state health officials on Wednesday released a new tool that people can use to measure risk levels of different activities.
Coronavirus cases at Green Bay prison reach 57
Fifty-seven people have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Green Bay Correctional Institution, according to state officials.
Milwaukee adding drop boxes to help protect absentee voting
Milwaukee plans to install more than a dozen secure drop boxes to make it easier for voters to drop off their absentee ballots before Election Day to combat a "full-scale attack on voting by mail," Mayor Tom Barrett told Wisconsin Democrats on Tuesday.
Five takeaways from first night of the Democratic convention
In another profound way that the coronavirus pandemic has upended American life, the Democratic National Convention started Monday with no convening. Instead, Democrats opted for the first virtual convention as the party begins the formal process of nominating Joe Biden as its candidate for president.
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- Applicants wanted for Jefferson County, Crawford County circuit courts
- Wisconsin wedding barns sue over state’s new liquor law requiring licensing
- Audit launched of Wisconsin’s diversity efforts
- Federal appeals court approves high-voltage power line through Mississippi River refuge
- Dane County residents encouraged to weigh how to spend federal funds
- Jurors should have considered stand-your-ground defense in sawed-off shotgun killing, judges rule
- Money isn’t enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate
- Milwaukee election leader ousted 6 months before election in presidential swing state
- Former President Trump calls for arrest of special prosecutor Jack Smith
- Wisconsin judge dismisses lawsuit challenging state’s new wolf management plan
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues opinion on Milwaukee Police officer fired over Facebook posts
- Gov. Evers Seeks applicants for Menominee County Register of Deeds
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