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Several UW Law School professors testified in favor of allowing law-school students more supervised practice time in Wisconsin before they graduate.
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Read More »Roggensack ‘concerned’ about recent comments about courts, calls for togetherness
Chief Justice Pat Roggensack said she's "concerned" about comments made about members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, releasing a statement on Christmas Day decrying online attacks against justices and calling for togetherness.
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Read More »Reader rankings, judicial races, disciplinary actions among most-read stories of 2020
Contested judicial races and disciplinary actions against attorneys made the Wisconsin Law Journal's list of most-read stories in 2020.
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Read More »New Wisconsin justice sworn in during ultramarathon
The new Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky has finished her 100-mile ultramarathon after being sworn in mid-run.
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Read More »Candidates, groups spent record $10M on Wisconsin court race
Outside groups and the three candidates combined to spend a record $10 million in the state Supreme Court election this spring, according to a report released by a government watchdog Thursday.
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Read More »Wisconsin judges call for more diversity in legal profession
More than two dozen Wisconsin appellate court judges, including two sitting justices on the state Supreme Court, called Friday for combating racism and increasing diversity in the legal profession.
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Read More »Kelly, Karofsky win high court primary
Incumbent Justice Dan Kelly and Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky emerged from a three-way state Supreme Court primary Tuesday, besting Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone to advance to the April general election.
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Read More »Walker appointee, judge, professor face off in high court primary
Wisconsin voters will choose between a Republican appointee, a Madison judge and a law professor as they winnow down the candidates for a state Supreme Court seat in a primary Tuesday.
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Read More »Kelly raises nearly $1 million in 13 months for Supreme Court race
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly raised almost $190,000 in January, bringing his 13-month campaign fundraising total to nearly $1 million, campaign-finance reports filed Monday show.
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Read More »Supreme Court hopeful Karofsky raises $65K in January
The Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful Jill Karofsky raised $65,350 in January but still trails incumbent Justice Daniel Kelly in fundraising for the past 13 months, according to campaign-finance reports filed Monday.
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Read More »Kelly accuses Karofsky of slander in Supreme Court forum
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly accused his challenger Jill Karofsky on Thursday of slandering him and lying about him to advance her own political career, ramping up the rancor in their race for a 10-year spot on the high court.
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Read More »Kelly launches first ad in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly released his first campaign television ad on Thursday as he tries to fend off two liberal-leaning challengers.
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Read More »Kelly outraises opponents in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
The conservative state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly's campaign raised more than half-a-million dollars over the last half of 2019, easily outpacing his two liberal-leaning challengers.
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Read More »Court hopeful Karofsky raises $227K in second half of 2019
Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful Jill Karofsky raised about $227,500 in the second half of 2019, accordin to campaign finance reports released by her campaign on Tuesday.
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Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate gets help from Republicans
A conservative-backed incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court justice running for re-election is renting space from the state Republican Party and getting help from the GOP in circulating his nomination papers, in the latest signs of how partisan the races have become in recent years.
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Read More »Supreme Court candidates debate partisanship on high court, tout experience (UPDATE)
The three candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court debated concerns about partisanship within the high court at their first public forum.
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Read More »Karofsky gains judicial endorsements in 2020 Supreme Court race
Dane County circuit court judge Jill Karofsky has gained more endorsements in her 2020 race for a seat on the state Supreme Court. She said on Monday that 48 Wisconsin judges are supporting her campaign.
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Read More »Wisconsin justice hopefuls to gather for first debate
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly will square off next month against his two challengers in their first debate.
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Read More »20 lawmakers endorse Karofsky in state Supreme Court race
Twenty current and former Wisconsin legislators are endorsing Dane County circuit court judge Jill Karofsky in the 2020 race for state Supreme Court.
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Read More »Supreme Court candidates appeal to Democrats at convention
A pair of liberal state Supreme Court candidates worked on Saturday to lock down votes at the state Democratic Party's annual convention, calling for a fair judicial system while signaling they support a range of party values.
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Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Kelly running for full term (UPDATE)
Justice Dan Kelly on Tuesday began his campaign for a full term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, calling Wisconsinites “the best bosses a guy could want.”
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Read More »Dane County Judge Karofsky enters Supreme Court race
Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky has officially entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court next year.
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Read More »Dane County Judge Karofsky running for Supreme Court
Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky said Tuesday she is planning to run next year for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat currently held by one of the court's conservative members.
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Read More »Judge orders Wisconsin receiver to trial on assault charges (UPDATE)
A judge ordered Wisconsin the receiver Quintez Cephus to stand trial Tuesday on charges that he sexually assaulted two drunken women this spring, rejecting a motion from his attorneys to dismiss one of the counts alleging that the women weren't as impaired as investigators say.
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Read More »Schimel appoints Viste to lead crime victim services
Wisconsin's attorney general has promoted a prosecutor to lead the state Department of Justice’s Office of Crime Victim Services.
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Read More »Government, private attorneys victorious in contested races for circuit court judge
Voters in counties with contested races for circuit courts made sure on Tuesday there will be some new faces on the bench, although some incumbents also managed to hold onto their seats.
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Read More »Attorney general, GOP introduce child abuse legislation (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and a group of Republican legislators began a push Tuesday to crack down on child abusers with a package of bills that would make repeated abuse a formal crime and expand reporting requirements.
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Read More »Media advocates: Law doesn’t need changes for body cameras (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's open records law doesn't need a substantial rewrite to address police body camera videos, media advocates argued at a state Department of Justice summit on the statutes Wednesday.
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Read More »DOJ: No rape evidence testing without consent
The state Department of Justice is recommending police don't submit evidence from sexual assault exams to the state crime lab unless victims have consented to cooperate with investigators.
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Read More »Justices consider removal of victims’ names from filings (UPDATE)
State Supreme Court justices had many questions Monday for the proponents of a measure to disallow the use of victims' names in certain appellate filings.
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