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State to receive $336K in Google settlement (UPDATE)
The state of Wisconsin will receive about $336,000 from Google after the company violated consumer protection laws with those using its website, according to a news release from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office.
Read More »Lessons learned: Prosecutors’ approaches to heroin epidemic differ from crack’s heyday
Nearly two decades after the height of crack cocaine use in Milwaukee, former District Attorney Mike McCann questions the tactics his office used to prosecute the problem.
Bill would shift some youth cases from adult court (UPDATE)
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would treat some 17-year-old offenders as juveniles rather than have them tried in adult court.
Read More »Van Hollen on Act 10: ‘We shall win’ (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
Arguing that the law penalizes those who exercise their constitutional right of association, Madison lawyer Lester Pines argued Monday that Wisconsin’s Supreme Court should strike down the state’s controversial collective bargaining legislation.
Read More »Dane County DA joins attorney general race (UPDATE)
The Democratic Dane County district attorney who unsuccessfully sued to stop Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining restrictions announced Thursday he is running for Wisconsin attorney general.
Read More »Juvenile offender bill moving quickly through Legislature
A bipartisan bill that would reverse a Wisconsin state law that requires all 17-year-old offenders to be treated like adults is moving quickly in the state Legislature.
Read More »Appeals court denies stay in Act 10 case
A Wisconsin Court of Appeals declined Monday to issue a legal stay the state attorney general had sought in a challenge of a 2011 law stripping most public workers of collective-bargaining rights.
Read More »Van Hollen seeks stay in Act 10 order
The Wisconsin Attorney General is calling on the state Supreme Court and court of appeals to allow school union elections to go forward despite a Dane County judge’s order to the contrary.
Read More »Former DNR secretary won’t run for AG
Former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank says he won't run for attorney general.
Read More »Former DNR secretary mulling AG run
A former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources secretary says he's considering a run for attorney general.
Read More »Rep. Richards joins race for attorney general (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Rep. Jon Richards announced he will run for attorney general Wednesday, promising to combat heroin abuse, violent crime and drunken driving.
Schimel officially announces attorney general run (UPDATE)
Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel formally announced Monday he will run for Wisconsin attorney general, saying he has honed the skills he'll need in the position.
Read More »Wis. to get 450K from Affinion settlement
A Connecticut-based company that charged customers for services without their authorization is settling with 47 states and the District of Columbia for more than $30 million.
Read More »Police union leader mulling run for AG
The head of Wisconsin's largest police union says he's mulling a run for attorney general.
Read More »Waukesha County DA registers for run at attorney general spot
A southeastern Wisconsin prosecutor has created a campaign committee to run for attorney general.
Van Hollen won’t seek re-election
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. VanWisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen will not run for a third term in office. Hollen will not run for a third term in office.
Debate centers on cost of returning 17-year-olds to juvenile court (UPDATE)
Almost everyone who testified Thursday for a legislative bill that would place into juvenile court certain 17-year-old offenders said the idea is an admirable one.
Read More »Van Hollen launches new heroin awareness campaign (UPDATE)
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen launched a new heroin awareness campaign Wednesday, saying few people understand the stranglehold the drug has on Wisconsin.
Read More »Dane County judge orders telemarketing company to pay hefty fine
A Dane County judge has ordered a telemarketing company to pay more than $52,000 in fines for violating laws that prohibit companies from calling residents on a no-call list.
Read More »View from around the state: Openness applies to lawmakers, too
Should Wisconsin legislators have complete immunity to lawsuits while they are in office and perhaps beyond?
Read More »Van Hollen says his office must defend lawmaker in records suit (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's open records laws apply to legislators but they can claim immunity from lawsuits seeking their documents, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Tuesday.
State senator tries to block open records lawsuit (UPDATE)
A Republican state senator insists an investigative group cannot sue her to obtain records while the Legislature is in session, a stance the group contends would bar anyone from ever suing a sitting lawmaker.
Read More »Federal judge rules collective bargaining changes legal (UPDATE)
Wisconsin’s law stripping most public employees of all but a few of their collective bargaining rights does not violate the Constitution, a U.S. district judge ruled Wednesday.
Read More »Attorneys general headed to Milwaukee for summit
Attorneys general from across the country are set to converge on Milwaukee next week.
Read More »Bill would put 17-year-olds in juvenile system
Non-violent 17-year-old offenders in Wisconsin would no longer be treated as adults in the justice system under a bipartisan proposal in the Legislature.
Read More »Van Hollen comes out against police shootings bill
Republican Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is coming out against a bipartisan proposal to change the way law enforcement agencies investigate fatal shootings and other officer-involved deaths.
Read More »DOJ official won’t be charged for alleged gun sales
A Wisconsin Department of Justice agent who was accused of illegally manufacturing and selling weapons won't face criminal charges, according to a letter sent Friday to The Associated Press.
Read More »State to help courts establish treatment programs
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced a grant program Friday that will divvy $1.5 million between county court systems in Wisconsin that do not have a treatment or diversion program for defendants.
Read More »Attorneys general to meet on child safety
The National Association of Attorneys General are scheduled to meet Sept. 16-18 in Milwaukee on measures that prosecutors and law enforcement officials can take to keep children safe.
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