The April 6 election promises to bring some changes to Wisconsin courts throughout the state. The ballot presents contested races for two of Wisconsin’s four Courts of Appeals and 11 contested circuit-court races.

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A defendant who tried to give a juror a flyer denouncing the judge about to consider his case has lost an appeal.

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Is a tree-cutting service entitled to recreational immunity when cutting trees on a conference center’s property that has a public path? The Court of Appeals says “no,” relying on a Wisconsin Supreme Court case from earlier this year on recreational immunity.

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A state appeals court has ruled that the seller of a Menomenee Falls home is liable for mold and water damage to a home although the paperwork the buyer signed included disclaimers about the home’s condition.

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The District 2 Court of Appeals recently outdid itself for conciseness by issuing a five-page decision.

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Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a replacement for Court of Appeals Judge Richard Brown, who retires Aug. 1.

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A Court of Appeals has ruled that although an excavating contractor cut his finger while trying to help a customer, that customer is not liable for the injury.

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A state court of appeals has ruled that a Grafton man was properly convicted for taking a photo up a woman's skirt at a grocery store.

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The state's castle doctrine law does not apply in the case of a Sheboygan Falls man who shot intruders at his girlfriend's apartment but also continued to shoot after the intruders fled, according to the District 2 Court of Appeals.

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A utility terrain vehicle is not a motor vehicle, at least when it pertains to drunken driving, according to a District 2 Court of Appeals opinion released Wednesday.

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When the state cut Nels Naslund and his partners a $1.9 million check for a chunk of prime real estate off Highway 41, he said he never expected to have to share it with a renter.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Waukesha plumbing company is not entitled to direct payment for work done in 2008 because there was no breach of contract by the insurance company that hired the contractor.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday will determine how billboard owners get paid when the state condemns property to make room for highway projects.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to decide Thursday whether a Waukesha plumbing contractor is entitled to direct payment from an insurance company for work at a vacant rental property.

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Appellate court judges in Wisconsin on Wednesday denied an appeal to overturn an injunction on the state’s voter identification law.

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Gov. Scott Walker is seeking applicants for two circuit court openings in Wisconsin.

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