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Jan 4, 2013

WPS agrees to settle Clean Air Act violations

The U.S. Department of Justice says the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. has agreed to pay a $1.2 million civil penalty and make substantial investments in pollution controls in order to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act.

Dec 4, 2012

Judge tosses Asian carp suit; states can amend it

A federal judge Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by five states that want barriers placed in Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, but said he would consider new arguments if the case were filed again.

Oct 29, 2012

FBI: Crime reported to police fell last year

The number of violent crimes reported to police decreased 3.8 percent last year to 1.2 million, the fifth straight year of declines, the FBI announced Monday.

Sep 19, 2012

DOJ wants DNA collection expanded

The Wisconsin Department of Justice wants to cast a wider net for collecting DNA samples.

Aug 21, 2012

Van Hollen wants Supreme Court to take voter ID case (UPDATE)

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to overturn rulings blocking the state's voter identification law from being in effect for the November presidential election.

Jul 17, 2012

Police officials call for tougher background checks for guns

Wisconsin police leaders are calling for more extensive background checks on gun buyers.

Jun 18, 2012

AG drops appeal of redistricting decision

Wisconsin's attorney general has dropped an appeal over a decision dealing with the state's legislative boundaries. He also agreed to pay the plaintiffs more than $185,000.

Jun 14, 2012

Lawyers, lawmakers ponder limits of Supreme Court’s GPS tracking ruling

Months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the police’s use of GPS tracking devices on suspects’ cars constitutes a search for Fourth Amendment purposes, law enforcement officials, defense lawyers and lawmakers are trying to define the limits of the ruling.

Apr 30, 2012

DOJ to focus on human trafficking at summit

Wisconsin Department of Justice officials plan to focus on human trafficking at the agency's annual law enforcement summit in June.

Apr 20, 2012

Walker reinstated DOJ bonuses despite shortfall

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker quietly reinstated a program to give merit raises and bonuses to some state workers even as he preached cost-cutting and pushed through a law reducing most public workers' pay and eliminating their union rights.

Apr 20, 2012

Smartphone data growing more important in litigation

Smartphones are increasingly becoming not just useful tools for lawyers on the go, but potentially important factors in litigation.

Mar 28, 2012

Voter ID lawsuits may go to Supreme Court (UPDATE)

Appeals courts sent two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's blocked new voter ID law directly to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, determining it was imperative to resolve the cases quickly given the slate of important upcoming elections, including the state's presidential primaries next week.

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