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US Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation member
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Native Americans prosecuted in certain tribal courts can also be prosecuted based on the same incident in federal court, which can result in longer sentences.
9 people charged so far from rape kit backlog
Charges have been filed against nine people so far as a result of the Wisconsin Department of Justice's work to test thousands of kits containing evidence collected from sexual assault victims.
Wisconsin sexual assault kit tests lead to 23 DNA hits
The state Department of Justice's efforts to analyze thousands of untested sexual assault kits generated nearly 20 DNA hits during the last half of 2017.
$2.5M settlement approved in Milwaukee officer’s rape case
A woman who was raped by a Milwaukee police officer responding to her 911 call in 2010 will receive $2.5 million to settle her lawsuit against the city.
View from around the state: Rape victims deserve fast work on tests
"We owe it to those who had the courage to report a sexual assault." That's what Attorney General Brad Schimel said last year when he announced the state was offered $2 million to test backlogged rape kits.
Jails, prisons still trying to meet federal anti-rape rules
Miguel Moll knew the risk of rape when he was thrown into jail in 1989 after joyriding in a stolen car.
Judge to Ex-Packer: Can’t ignore the damage you inflicted
Former NFL star Darren Sharper was sentenced Thursday to more than 18 years in prison for drugging women in order to rape them — double the sentence recommended by prosecutors.
Wisconsin Supreme Court reverses rape ruling (UPDATE)
Evidence of a prior consensual sexual relationship between a Milwaukee man and a woman who accused him of rape was properly excluded from his trial, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Man wrongfully convicted in ’91 rape now homeless
A man who was freed this month from prison, where he was serving a 102-year sentence for a 1991 rape he didn't commit, is living in a Madison homeless shelter and doesn't have enough money to buy the medication he takes for several serious health problems.
Judge overturns Wisconsin man’s rape conviction
A Wisconsin man who has spent two decades in prison for rape has had his conviction overturned.
Wis. sentencing expert: Iowa’s parole system is flawed
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's spokesman defended the state's release of a convict charged with killing his mother and kidnapping a woman 36 hours after leaving prison, saying state officials did everything in their power to protect the public.
Barron County DA disputes lawmaker’s rape comment (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin district attorney who prosecuted a sexual assault case involving two high school students has joined a wave of critics of a Republican lawmaker and his comments about rape.
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