Commercial litigation funding draws scrutiny over disclosure
Commercial litigation funding is expanding rapidly, prompting state laws, disclosure debates and concerns over ethics, mass torts and foreign involvement.
Federal courts boost cybersecurity after major hack
The federal judiciary is strengthening its online docket system after cyberattacks exposed sensitive court data, raising national security concerns.
Jefferson man sentenced for chemical weapon possession
James Morgan of Jefferson sentenced to 29 months in federal prison for possessing chemical weapon precursors intended for harmful use, per FBI findings.
Wisconsin man pleads guilty to illegal exports to Russia
Andrew Pogosyan admitted to smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies in violation of U.S. sanctions tied to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Legal News
- Congressional candidate challenges rivals’ ballot papers
- FBI interview covers poll worker’s complaint
- Milwaukee County hires lawyers to protect 2020 ballot privacy
- Madison election official reassigned after ballot error
- Prison guard sentenced for sexually assaulting inmate
- Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs judicial recusal rules
- Wisconsin settles Waupun prison death lawsuit for $3.75M
- Wisconsin settles $10M PFAS lawsuit against Tyco
- Poll: Most Americans think Supreme Court favors Trump
- FBI interviews Milwaukee officers in 2020 election probe
- Georgia-Pacific settles wrongful termination lawsuit
- Attorney reprimanded over witness payments
Case Digests
- Witness Inducement-Public Reprimand
- Attorney Misconduct-License Revocation
- Daubert Standard-Damages Cap
- Business Replacement Benefits-Equitable Estoppel
- Self-Storage Act-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Rule 11 Plea-Constructive Possession
- Sentencing Enhancement-Harmless Error- Methamphetamine Distribution
- Substantive Reasonableness-Sentencing Disparity
- Deferential Substantial-Evidence Standard-Hardship Determination
- First Amendment-Connick/Pickering Balancing Framework
- Monell Liability-Eighth Amendment (Medical Care)
- Lanham Act-International Service




