Five taxi companies are suing the city of Milwaukee to invalidate an ordinance that would lift the cap on the number of cab operating permits allowed.
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Taverns refile discrimination lawsuit against Racine (UPDATE)
Attorneys for a group of bar owners in Racine have refiled their civil rights lawsuit against city officials after a judge said their original suit was too vague.
Read More »Oral arguments scheduled in voter ID case
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Sept. 12 on whether Wisconsin’s voter ID law is constitutional.
Read More »Federal judge won’t put voter ID ruling on hold
A federal judge has denied a request by Wisconsin's attorney general to put on hold his decision blocking the state's voter identification law from taking effect.
Read More »Voter ID unlikely to be reinstated by Tuesday
A federal appeals court has given opponents of Wisconsin's photo identification law until after Tuesday's primary to file their arguments as to whether it should be in effect.
Read More »Van Hollen asks court to lift voter ID injunction
In the wake of a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s Republican-passed voter ID law, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is asking a federal appellate court to lift an injunction on the law in a federal case.
Read More »Van Hollen: Judge erred in striking down voter ID
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says a district judge made several errors when he struck down a state law requiring that voters show photo identification at the polls.
Read More »Judge dismisses anti-religious group lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin-based group representing atheists and agnostics against the Internal Revenue Service after the IRS says it instituted a protocol for investigating tax-exempt churches and religious organizations involved in political activity.
Read More »Voter ID ruling creates confusion
A court-ordered change to Wisconsin's photo identification law that's designed to cut down on voter fraud is creating confusion and may even open the door to the very type of behavior Republican lawmakers were trying to prevent.
Read More »State’s top court upholds voter ID law (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court shot down challenges Thursday to a voter identification law passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, though it may have opened the door for more litigation in the near future.
Read More »Trial date set for strip club case
A federal judge has set a January trial date for businessman Jon Ferraro’s claim that the city of Milwaukee illegally barred him from opening a strip club.
Read More »Adelman sentences Oregon man to 1 year in prison for tax evasion
An Oregon man who co-founded several self-help and personal development companies in Wisconsin was sentenced Tuesday to a year in prison for failing to file federal income tax returns.
Read More »Judge signs off on deal ending donation cap
A federal judge has signed off on an agreement that will result in the state of Wisconsin no longer enforcing a cap on how much people can donate in total to candidates running for office.
Read More »State settles Zoo Interchange claims
To resolve claims resulting from the Zoo Interchange project, the state of Wisconsin has agreed to spend $13.5 million in the next four years to expand public transportation.
Read More »Voting bills get little lobby support
Some Republican state lawmakers, upset by a federal judge’s ruling against the state’s voter identification law, are vowing to introduce new legislation.
Read More »Ruling striking down voter ID is appealed
A federal court ruling striking down Wisconsin's voter identification law as unconstitutional has been appealed.
Read More »Deal reached to kill campaign funding limits
The state of Wisconsin agreed Thursday to stop enforcing a cap on how much people can donate in total to candidates running for office, ending a federal lawsuit and bringing state law in line with a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Read More »Republican leaders say no time for voter ID special session (UPDATE)
There is not enough time for the Legislature to convene in special session and pass a voter identification law that can be in effect for the November election, Republican state Senate leaders said in the wake of a federal court ruling striking down the law.
Read More »View from around the state: Judge gets it right, strikes down voter ID law
Wisconsin's voter ID law suffered another welcome blow Tuesday when a federal judge struck it down, ruling that it violated the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution.
Read More »Attorney general candidates weigh in on voter ID ruling
Wisconsin's attorney general hopefuls are weighing in on a federal ruling striking down the state's voter photo identification requirements.
Read More »Van Hollen pledges to appeal voter ID decision
Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he will appeal the federal court ruling striking down Wisconsin's voter identification law.
Read More »Federal judge strikes down state’s voter ID law
A federal judge in Milwaukee struck down Wisconsin's voter Identification law Tuesday, saying a requirement that voters show a state-issued photo ID at the polls imposes an unfair burden on poor and minority voters.
Read More »Indemnity clause at center of dispute (UPDATE)
A Kenosha-based construction company might be on the hook for more than $1 million in settlement and legal fees stemming from a 2009 injury at the St. Catherine’s Medical Center construction site.
Read More »Woman gets probation for judge threat
A Wisconsin Rapids woman will spend three years on probation for threatening to kill a federal administrative law judge.
Read More »Ruling in Penn. voter-ID case buoys Wis. hopes
Opponents of Wisconsin's voter-ID law hope that a recent win on the East Coast bodes well for their efforts to get Wisconsin's law overturned.
Read More »Wis. judges raise concerns over pornography ‘copyright troll’ (UPDATE)
A so-called “porn troll” has filed 60 lawsuits in Wisconsin’s federal courts since February, accusing Internet users of illegally downloading erotic movies.
Read More »Strip club suit hinges on liquor license
A liquor license for a proposed gentlemen’s club will be a deciding factor in whether a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee proceeds.
Strip clubs denial could be headed to trial
A federal trial to determine damages in the case of a businessman denied the right to open two Milwaukee strip clubs could begin next year.
Clerk competition fierce for positions with federal judges
Judge Pamela Pepper had to bite her tongue when she read in the cover letter for a clerkship position that the applicant was excited about working in “Seattle, one of my favorite cities.”
Read More »Milwaukee gets small win against strip club owner
Milwaukee on Monday earned a partial victory in a 2010 lawsuit filed against it by Jon Ferraro, a businessman who hoped to open night clubs featuring exotic dancing in the city.
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