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Dec 19, 2012

Lemon law lawyer lays an egg

Turns out Vince Megna is himself churning out defective products. Somebody call a lawyer.

Nov 19, 2012

Editorial: Pick a side

Lawyers can learn something from a former journalist turned political adviser.

Nov 2, 2012

BEV BUTULA: Our vote is to inform yourself

The National Archives maintains a website on the U.S. Electoral College. The page is divided into several topics, including FAQs, “What is an Electoral College,” resources for state officials, and a general resource page.

Nov 2, 2012

Campaigns lawyered up for election overtime chance

Legions of lawyers are ready to enter the fray in case Election Day turns on a legal challenge. One nightmare scenario would be for the results in a battleground state like Wisconsin or Ohio to be too close to call, with thousands of absentee or provisional ballots yet to be counted.

Oct 24, 2012

Wis., Romney campaign settle ballot lawsuit

The state of Wisconsin has settled a federal lawsuit brought by Republican Mitt Romney's campaign seeking more time for military and overseas voters in Wisconsin to return ballots that were sent past a federal deadline.

Apr 4, 2012

Voters hand Walker appointees mixed results in judicial races (UPDATE)

Voters on Tuesday ousted three judicial appointees of Gov. Scott Walker, but also elected four others initially chosen to serve by the Republican last year.

Feb 24, 2012

Democrats drop several claims in case over election maps (UPDATE)

Lawyers arguing over the legality of Wisconsin's election maps in a federal trial said Friday they have dropped several of their claims, leaving two main issues for a three-judge panel to resolve.

Feb 23, 2012

Federal trial under way in election-map case (UPDATE)

The voting rights of Milwaukee's Latino community would be "significantly diminished" under the redrawn voter maps that the Republican-led Legislature passed last year, an expert witness testified Thursday.

Feb 22, 2012

Incumbent judges move on in primary election

All four incumbent circuit judges running for re-election in the spring survived the Tuesday primary, but three finished second on the ballots.

Feb 20, 2012

Circuit court primary elections set for Tuesday

While there are no statewide judicial races to attract voters this spring, Wisconsin will have six circuit court primaries Tuesday.

Jan 25, 2012

Judge extends recall verification period

A Madison judge has granted state election officials an additional 30 days to verify nearly 2 million signatures on recall petitions against Gov. Scott Walker and five other Republicans.

Jan 16, 2012

BEV BUTULA: Google and the elections

Earlier this month, Google announced that it is adding an “Elections” section to their News homepage. It is located on the left hand side of the main Google news page and selecting it will narrow your news stories to just those dealing with the election.

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