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Hurdles ahead for term-limit proposal
Many agree that the State Bar’s support of a term-limit proposal for Wisconsin justices is important if the measure is going to gain traction.
Informed consent bill passes Senate
The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday governing what information doctors are obliged to provide to patients.
Trial lawyers not happy with ‘informed consent’ amendment
In amending a bill concerning what doctors must tell patients about alternatives to prescribed medical treatments, lawmakers have missed the mark, says the president of Wisconsin’s trial lawyers association.
Bill would end maintenance upon remarriage
State lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday that would require divorcees to provide notice courts of a new marriage, triggering a cessation of child support and maintenance payments.
Lawmakers want to boost wrongful conviction compensation (UPDATE)
Wisconsin lawmakers are working on a pair of bipartisan bills that would boost compensation for a man who spent more than two decades behind bars for a homicide he didn't commit as well as for all wrongful convictions.
Politics unavoidable at Dane County Courthouse
Many of the biggest battles over hotly contested Republican-backed legislation in recent years have been fought a block away from the state Capitol at the Dane County Courthouse.
Long road ahead for proposed criminal code overhaul
A proposal to rewrite Wisconsin’s criminal code is drawing ire from some because of a clause that would eliminate preliminary hearings in felony cases.
Senator proposes changes to municipal court system
A few proposed tweaks to the way the municipal court system works in Wisconsin were proposed in a Senate bill filed Friday.
Assembly bill moves to pay wrongfully convicted man
The Assembly version of a bill designed to pay thousands to a Milwaukee man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit was introduced Tuesday.
Web privacy bill moving forward in Legislature
A proposal that would make it illegal for Wisconsin employers to ask workers or job applicants to turn over their passwords to social media accounts such as Facebook is moving forward in the Legislature.
Legislators again seek to reimburse wrongly convicted man
After last year’s failed attempt, a new Senate bill again seeks to take money from the state’s general fund to pay a Milwaukee man who spent 23 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit.
A slow fade: Problems arise as lawyers drop from the Legislature
Robert Kovach, chief of staff for state Sen. Frank Lasee, falls silent to consider the consequences of confusing wording in a major new landlord-tenant law.
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