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Apr 8, 2017

Criminal cases on Supreme Court’s April docket

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will start the month by hearing oral arguments in three criminal cases.

Feb 12, 2016

BENCH BLOG: Apartment parking garage is not curtilage

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a parking garage that lies beneath an apartment building and has locked entrances is not protected curtilage under the Fourth Amendment.

Oct 17, 2014

Foley & Lardner partner appointed to Waukesha County bench

Gov. Scott Walker on Friday appointed a partner from Foley & Lardner LLP to the Waukesha County bench, according to a news release.

Jul 28, 2014

Trial date set for Rep. Bill Kramer

State Rep. Bill Kramer, former majority leader of the Wisconsin Assembly, is due to stand trial in October on sexual assault charges.

Jul 7, 2014

Walker looking to fill Hassin’s bench seat

A Waukesha County circuit judge is retiring, and Gov. Scott Walker’s office is accepting applications to fill the seat.

Aug 16, 2013

Man who killed 2 cops in ’75 could go free

A man who's been institutionalized since killing two Waukesha County police officers as a teenager in 1975 could be freed next month, if state officials can find housing for him in a different county.

Apr 25, 2013

High court’s decision could reverse precedent

Could the threat of a lawsuit slow down a fireman racing to the scene of a blazing home or discourage a fledgling paramedic from entering his chosen profession?

Feb 1, 2013

Parents ask state high court to take mascot case (UPDATE)

Two parents asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to strike down a law that allows the state schools superintendent to order schools to drop American Indian mascots, arguing the statutes are unconstitutional.

Oct 3, 2011

Judge restores Indians mascot for Mukwonago

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) – A Waukesha County judge says the state’s effort to strip Mukwonago High School of its Indians nickname was unconstitutional. Judge Donald Hassin Jr. ruled Thursday in favor of residents who challenged the 2010 state law that allowed complaints about Indian nicknames and mascots. The judge agreed that the law — as […]

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