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Judges refuse to dismiss Wis. redistricting suit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A three-judge panel in Milwaukee has refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s new legislative and congressional districts. The Republican-controlled Legislature redrew the districts this summer to reflect population changes. Democrats have complained the new boundaries are unfair and amount to a naked power grab. A group of Wisconsin voters filed [&hell[...]
Committee considers litigation reform bills (UPDATE)
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Opponents of a pair of Republican-backed litigation reform bills argued before a state Assembly committee Friday that the proposals will gut consumer protection laws and effectively stop the filing of lawsuits against companies that break the law. One measure heard by the committee would limit the […]
Chemical plant neighbors sue over contamination
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Seven families who live near a Madison chemical plant are suing the company, alleging it has failed to clean up contaminants. The plaintiffs say chemicals from the Madison-Kipp Corp. have poisoned the groundwater beneath their homes and that vapors have seeped up through the soil into their houses. Kipp vice president […]
League of Women Voters sues over photo ID law (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The League of Women Voters sued Thursday to block Wisconsin’s new voter photo identification law, arguing that the state constitution clearly only bars children, felons and the mentally incompetent from voting, not people who lack photo IDs. In its lawsuit filed in Dane County Circuit Court, […]
Group asks appeals court to revisit Wis. church graduations
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A group advocating for the separation of church and state has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling allowing public high schools in Wisconsin to hold graduation ceremonies in a church. Americans for Separation of Church and State filed a lawsuit in 2009 objecting to Brookfield Central and Brookfield […]
Tobacco store sues state over roll-your-own cigarettes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Rib Mountain tobacco store is suing the state over its attempt to pull the plug on roll-your-own cigarette machines. The Department of Revenue has informed owners of the machines that they need cigarette manufacturing and distribution permits to operate. Customers who buy loose tobacco from the stores, then use the […]
Wisconsin man wins court fight over polka song (UPDATE)
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) – A Chippewa Falls polka musician has won a court battle involving his ex-wife and her new husband, who he accuses of stealing one of his most popular tunes. Ray Rubenzer filed a federal copyright-infringement lawsuit in June. He said he wrote and copyrighted “Yodelin’ Boy Polka” and performed it for […]
Attempted murder victim sues landlord
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A woman who nearly died after an intruder stabbed her in the neck at her rental home in Chippewa County is suing her landlord over a broken door. Lisa Flint filed a personal injury lawsuit this week against Gilbert and Troy Pecha and their insurance company. Flint was attacked in […]
17 state AGs favor watershed divide
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said he and his counterparts in 16 other states want to demand quicker federal action on preventing invasive species such as Asian carp from migrating between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Schuette told The Associated Press that a coalition […]
Milwaukee business owner claims lawsuit shows no Loyalty
A sham lawsuit is upending the last remaining leased tenants of the Loyalty Building in downtown Milwaukee, a longtime restaurant owner says.
Judge: Wis. campaign law is unconstitutional
MILWAUKEE (AP) – A federal judge has struck down Wisconsin campaign disclosure laws that required a Whitewater man to register before distributing flyers and postcards about a referendum. The laws require anyone who spends $25 to influence a referendum to register, disclose names of donors and include disclaimers saying who paid for materials. In March […]
Milwaukee mans sues after fall in Walmart
A Milwaukee man is suing two corporate titans for negligence.
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