Former AG joins Michael Best & Friedrich
Former Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has joined Michael Best & Friedrich’s lobbying and consulting affiliate, Michael Best Strategies.
DOJ records show lab manager fired, agents suspended (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Department of Justice fired a crime victim technician last year for giving a grant applicant an unfair advantage and punished agents for a variety of reasons, including losing evidence, speaking with a suspect's family and launching an unauthorized drug investigation, records show.
DOJ quietly fired crime lab manager
The state Department of Justice quietly fired the Madison crime lab manager last summer for what agency officials called an unsatisfactory performance, citing instances of failing to address staff performance issues, misstating policies and struggling to come up with a plan to process DNA samples taken at arrest.
Van Hollen: Clerks shouldn’t charge for personal copies (UPDATE)
Wisconsin court officials who allow people to make copies of records with cellphone cameras and scanners shouldn't charge them, according to a legal opinion Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen released Tuesday.
Van Hollen says foreign land ownership OK
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen issued an opinion Friday stating Wisconsin law permits foreign ownership of land in some cases.
Van Hollen likely to say ‘no’ to state Supreme Court run
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he's probably done with serving as an elected official for a while.
Wisconsin joins multistate immigration lawsuit
Wisconsin has joined 16 other states in a joint lawsuit seeking to block President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration.
Former DCI supervisor acknowledged selling guns
A newspaper is reporting that a former state Division of Criminal Investigation supervisor has acknowledged that he built and sold guns without a federal firearms license.
DOJ to dispatch attorneys to polls
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen plans to dispatch state Justice Department attorneys and agents to polling sites across the state on Election Day to ensure compliance with state election laws.
DOJ records show agent was fired over delays
Newly released records show a state Justice Department agent that left her job over delays in assigning Internet child pornography cases was fired.
Van Hollen’s office sues Corinthian Colleges
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is suing Corinthian Colleges, alleging the for-profit education company used deceptive marketing to enroll students in a now-closed Milwaukee school.
Van Hollen abandons hope for voter ID for now
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is giving up on finding a way to get a voter photo identification law in place for the Nov. 4 election.
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- Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections
- A judge tosses claims against a former Wisconsin police officer who killed 3 people in five years
- Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Hovde promises to donate salary to charity
- Steven Avery’s attorney Zellner files ‘bombshell’ Manitowoc motion
- Evers taps Marcus Hawkins to Public Service Commission
- School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders
- Wisconsin Democrats oppose bi-partisan bill against China spyware Tiktok
- Milwaukee Bucks partner with WisDOT to expand reckless driving prevention campaign
- Evers taps State Bar President-Elect Bucher for Circuit Court Judge
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