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Council takes up records request, no other proposed changes to Act 235 expected
The Judicial Council discussed on Friday the best way to respond to a request for records related to a recent overhaul of Wisconsin's rules of civil procedure.
Judicial Council mulling open-record request
The Judicial Council has received a wide-ranging open-records request from the Wisconsin Civil Justice Council concerning recent changes to the state's civil-litigation rules.
Liberal group sues Schimel over records in health lawsuit
A group is suing the state Department of Justice to obtain records related to the Affordable Care Act.
Alderwoman says open-records contempt hearing postponed
A Racine alderwoman says a judge has postponed her contempt hearing.
Justices considering how records law applies to courts (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is reviewing how the state's open records law applies to the court system, sparking concern among government transparency advocates that justices may close off legal documents to the public.
Police support limiting access to bodycam video
Police from across Wisconsin supported a bill Thursday that would set state policy for when body camera video can be made public and would allow for much of the footage to be withheld.
View from around the state: Avoid temptation to seal court records
Imagine the horror of being wrongly imprisoned for a heinous crime you didn't commit. In Wisconsin, that has happened to an estimated 40 people in the past 25 years.
Aid for wrongfully convicted could make for open-records problem
A bill that would increase compensation for people wrongly convicted of crimes has open records advocates worried over what it would do to court records.
Courts should let a little sunlight in
Transparency is the core value of a democratic society. In a democratic self-government, voters have the power to select and reject those who will wield the power of government.
View from around the state: ‘Public’ records given that title for good reason
It was disheartening last week to see three state Supreme Court justices siding with secrecy over openness in an open records dispute between the New Richmond News and that city's police department.
Board backs away from open records rule changes
Wisconsin officials backed away Thursday from a move to cut back on record-keeping requirements amid a backlash by open government advocates.
DOJ says it’s responding to open records requests faster
Officials with the state Department of Justice say the agency is responding faster to open record requests.
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- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
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