Opening statements are expected Monday in the trial of a Lake Geneva couple accused of abusing their six children.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a law Wednesday allowing hearsay at preliminary hearings, a move defense attorneys said further weakens a defendant’s constitutional rights.

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Felony judges in Milwaukee are considering consolidation of preliminary hearings in response to a new law that largely gutted the value of those proceedings.

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When a hearsay statement is erroneously admitted in a criminal trial, what evidence should appellate courts consider – and under what standard – to determine if that error was harmless?

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The state Assembly has signed off on a bill designed to keep crime victims off the witness stand during the early stages of their cases.

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The state Assembly is expected to sign off on a bill designed to keep crime victims off the witness stand during the early stages of their cases.

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Wisconsin crime victims wouldn't have to testify against their attackers during the early stages of their cases under a Republican bill making its way through the Legislature.

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