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Court backs Trump in AP access case
A federal appeals court sided with Trump in limiting AP's access, raising concerns over First Amendment rights and press viewpoint discrimination.
Supreme Court sides with WI Catholic charity in tax case
The Supreme Court ruled Catholic Charities Bureau isn’t required to pay Wisconsin unemployment taxes, citing religious freedom protections.
Professor fired for COVID defiance sues for reinstatement
An ethics professor is seeking reinstatement after a state college in Duluth fired him in 2022 for refusing to comply with a COVID vaccine mandate and for sending his students an email criticizing the pandemic policy while he was suspended for noncompliance.
DOJ reversed decision to release cop names after pushback from police groups
The Wisconsin Department of Justice decided to not release the name of police officers after receiving push back from law enforcement groups.
8th Circuit revives retaliation suit against school board
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a 2024 district court decision, reviving a Rock Ridge School Board member’s lawsuit alleging retaliation against her speech. The decision, filed March 13, returns the case to the Minnesota federal district court, which had dismissed the board member’s claim.
Court reverses convictions tied to pipeline prayer ceremony
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed the misdemeanor convictions of a woman who participated in a prayer ceremony at a construction site for the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline in Aitkin County in 2021.
Hovde lawsuit against TV stations dismissed
A Brown County judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday filed by a former U.S. Senate candidate against WinState PAC and multiple TV stations across Wisconsin.
How cost is used to deny access to records
There’s good news and bad news in a recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision upholding an open records judgment related to the ridiculous and ham-handed investigation into alleged 2020 election fraud headed by former Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman.
Altered image in Wisconsin Supreme Court ad raises ethics concerns
A new television attack ad in Wisconsin's hotly contested Supreme Court race features a doctored image of the liberal candidate, a move that her campaign claims could be a violation of a recently enacted state law.
Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and anti-Semitism on college campuses
President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as "critical race theory" and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money.
Former chancellor fired over porn films sues in hopes of teaching again
A former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor fired over his involvement in the adult entertainment industry filed a federal lawsuit Monday in hopes of getting reinstated as a professor at the campus.
Mayor sought to bar reporter from City Hall
Mayor allegedly asked local police department to seek a court order barring a journalist from gathering facts.
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