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Federal judge dismisses Abrahamson lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed Justice Shirley Abrahamson’s lawsuit alleging that her removal from the position of chief justice was a violation of her right to due process.
Madison man gets 8 years in prison for child porn charge
A Madison man accused of trading child pornography with others will spend eight years in federal prison.
With Roggensack in charge, high tension on state’s high court (UPDATE)
The tension during the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s first rules conference presided over by a new chief justice didn’t stop the court from getting down to business.
Judge: Roggensack to remain chief justice (UPDATE)
A federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction to delay implementing the constitutional amendment that lets justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court select their leader.
Justice: Supreme Court in ‘upheaval’ over chief
A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice joined a request to a federal judge Monday to block a change in the state's chief justice.
Judge refuses to block Wisconsin Supreme Court change (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court could have a new chief justice soon, after a federal judge on Tuesday refused to block a voter-approved change in how the head of the court is selected.
Judge denies voters’ attempt to intervene in Abrahamson case
A federal judge has denied an attempt by voters to intervene and stop a lawsuit brought by Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson challenging the timing of a recently approved constitutional amendment.
Man charged with filing false tax return
A Waunakee man has been charged with filing a false tax return for the 2009 tax year.
Judge denies Abrahamson request to block amendment (UPDATE)
A federal judge on Thursday denied Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson's request for a temporary restraining order blocking a constitutional amendment that likely would lead to her demotion.
Judge gives kidnapper minimum 25 years in prison (UPDATE)
A federal judge sentenced a Colorado woman Monday to 25 years in prison for kidnapping her newborn nephew from a Wisconsin home and leaving him for dead behind an Iowa gas station as police closed in, calling her a chronic liar who would have let the child die.
Rusk County DA named Dunn County’s new prosecutor
The Rusk County district attorney has been appointed to be the top prosecutor in Dunn County, according to a news release Friday from Gov. Scott Walker’s office.
Who’s Doing What: Law librarians group hands out service award
Mark Kmiecik joined Davis & Kuelthau SC’s trusts, estates and succession planning team, as well as its tax team in metro-Milwaukee. Kmiecik earned his master's of law degree in taxation from Northwestern University School of Law and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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