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DOJ turns over shooting report to prosecutor
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has turned over its final reports on the events that led up to a white Madison Police officer killing an unarmed biracial man to prosecutors.
DOJ plans to hand DA shooting report this week
The Wisconsin Department of Justice plans to hand its final reports on what led up to a white Madison Police officer killing an unarmed biracial man to prosecutors this week.
DOJ defends right-to-work law
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is urging a judge to let the state's right-to-work law stand.
Schimel promises transparency in fatal shooting probe
Wisconsin's attorney general is promising a thorough and transparent investigation into the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old by a Madison police officer.
Attorney general wants positions for officer-involved deaths
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel wants the Legislature's budget committee to give the state Justice Department more positions in the state budget to deal with officer-involved death investigations.
Attorney general makes DOJ appointment
Attorney General Brad Schimel has appointed a new assistant deputy attorney general for the state Department of Justice.
State opposes $1.2M attorney fees in gay marriage case
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is opposing civil rights advocates' claims for $1.2 million in attorney fees they say they accumulated fighting the state's gay marriage ban.
Judge orders board to post campaign finance decisions (UPDATE)
A federal judge has ordered state election officials to post links to decisions striking down swaths of Wisconsin's campaign finance laws on its website.
DOJ didn’t track gay marriage case hours
The state Department of Justice says it doesn't have any records of the hours it spent defending Wisconsin's gay marriage ban, making the full cost of fighting the case impossible to determine.
Ex-pipeline worker pleads guilty to violations
A former employee of Shell Pipeline Co. pleaded guilty Wednesday to safety violations in a jet fuel leak at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee that cost millions of dollars to clean up.
DOJ: No rape evidence testing without consent
The state Department of Justice is recommending police don't submit evidence from sexual assault exams to the state crime lab unless victims have consented to cooperate with investigators.
Former DCI supervisor acknowledged selling guns
A newspaper is reporting that a former state Division of Criminal Investigation supervisor has acknowledged that he built and sold guns without a federal firearms license.
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