Another Republican lawsuit filed over redistricting (UPDATE)
Republicans have filed a second lawsuit to require any recall elections for state legislators to be conducted in newly drawn districts, a move that would favor their party.
Sheboygan mayor plans suit over Twitter account
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The lawyer for Sheboygan Mayor Bob Ryan says he plans to file a lawsuit against a 17-year-old who set up a Twitter account posing as Ryan and redirecting the mayor’s campaign website to his own. The Sheboygan Press reports Asher Heimermann referred to himself on the account as an “arrogant, obnoxious, […]
Lawsuit filed over charges against 6-year-old
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The parents of a 6-year-old boy charged in Grant County with sexual assault have filed a federal lawsuit against prosecutors and others. The lawsuit contends Grant County officials violated the boy’s civil rights and those of his parents. According to court documents, the boy was playing doctor with a 5-year-old girl […]
Dealership sues over Harley sales restrictions
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Harley-Davidson dealership in St. Paul, Minn., is suing the Milwaukee motorcycle maker over new restrictions on sales of parts and accessories to international customers. In its lawsuit, the dealership says the restrictions will deprive it of millions of dollars in annual revenue and jeopardize its ability to remain in business. The […]
Walker approves state lawsuits outside Madison
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that allows plaintiffs to file lawsuits against the state outside of Madison into law. Under current state law, any lawsuit against a state actor must be filed in Dane County. The Republican-authored bill allows plaintiffs to bring lawsuits in any county they choose. Prisoners […]
Wis. holistic healer wins $1 million defamation award
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for a Twin Cities television station says a $1 million defamation award will be appealed. A Dakota County jury awarded a holistic healer from Hudson, Wis., compensatory damages in a 2009 story aired by KSTP-TV about the woman’s treatment of a patient. The case involves naturopathy as an alternative to […]
Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packages (UPDATE)
A judge on Monday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing tobacco companies next year to put graphic images including dead and diseased smokers on their cigarette packages.
Teen settles lawsuit over police dog bite
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin teen who sued after he was bitten by a police dog has settled the case for $210,000. Seventeen-year-old Nate Livermore suffered permanent damage to his arm two years ago when the dog bit him as he fled from a home in Hudson where shots were being fired. A federal […]
POMMER: ID, rules lawsuits face long odds
Teacher unions and the League of Women Voters have filed two quixotic lawsuits against laws developed this year by the Republican-controlled state government.
Judge: UW doesn’t have to provide money for conservative group
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge says he won’t force the University of Wisconsin-Madison to give money to a conservative student group. Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow, or CFACT, filed a lawsuit in 2009. The group argued that the university had denied its request for funding because of the group’s conservative views. Under a […]
5 states take Asian carp case to Supreme Court (UPDATE)
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Five states asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to hear their plea for quicker federal action to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from moving between the Great Lakes and Mississippi river watersheds. Michigan Attorney Bill Schuette said he had filed a […]
Bill would allow those suing state to pick venue (UPDATE)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a Republican-backed bill that would allow people suing the state or a state employee to pick where the case would be heard. Current law requires all cases against the state, as well as their appeals, to be heard in Dane County unless specifically authorized by […]
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- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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