Wisconsin lawmakers spend taxpayer funds on legal fees
Wisconsin Republican lawmakers face a lawsuit as they spend taxpayer funds on private attorneys, with rates up to $550 an hour.
GOP hires costly lawyers for map, climate lawsuits
Wisconsin GOP leaders hire pricey law firms for lawsuits over congressional maps and climate rules, drawing criticism for wasting taxpayer money.
Court: Ballots cannot be rejected for lack of election official initial
The Court of Appeals IV ruled Thursday that ballots cannot be rejected if they are not initialed by the appropriate election official.
How cost is used to deny access to records
There’s good news and bad news in a recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision upholding an open records judgment related to the ridiculous and ham-handed investigation into alleged 2020 election fraud headed by former Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman.
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- Residents sue over Driftless region transmission line
- Wisconsin Supreme Court appeal looms in map cases
- Brewers’ fans lose $13,000 raffle dispute in court
- State sues Trump over nursing student loan cuts
- Milwaukee to pay $575K to settle swatting lawsuit
- Oshkosh theater president accused of stealing $15,000
- Wisconsin ICE detainee lawsuit sent back to state court
- Judge denies venue change in Elijah Vue death case
- League of Women Voters sues over absentee ballot rules
- Man pleads not guilty to stealing ambulance while naked
- Evers unaware of ‘widespread’ FBI probe in 2020 election
Case Digests
- Attorney License Revocation-Sexual Harassment
- Extrinsic Evidence Rule-Corporate Officer Liability
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Medicaid Fair Hearing-Notice and Hearing Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights-Substantial Relationship Test
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act-Plain Error Review
- Jurisdictional Authority-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Fourth Amendment-Evidence Suppression
- Rehabilitation Act-Hostile Workplace
- Federal Arbitration Act-Refusal to Arbitrate
- Breach of Agreement-Mootness-Tax Assessment
- Domestic Abuse-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel (Subsequent Counsel)-Intimidation





