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Richard Niess

Apr 24, 2014

Judge hears arguments in abortion lawsuit (UPDATE)

A state attorney urged a judge Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to void statutes that require doctors to decide if a woman is consenting voluntarily to an abortion and to be present when the woman gets abortion-inducing drugs.

Dec 9, 2013

Decline in Dane County civil jury trials mirrors nationwide trend

The number of civil jury trials is hitting an all-time low in Wisconsin's capital.

Sep 26, 2013

Politics unavoidable at Dane County Courthouse

Many of the biggest battles over hotly contested Republican-backed legislation in recent years have been fought a block away from the state Capitol at the Dane County Courthouse.

Sep 18, 2013

Commission seeks to codify how judges handle pro se litigants

A proposed state Supreme Court rule change aims to give judges guidance on how to handle the increasing number of people who enter the civil court system without a lawyer.

Sep 5, 2013

DOJ settles fraud case with Mich.-based company

A Lansing, Mich.-based company that allegedly tried to defraud thousands of corporations settled for $340,000 Wednesday in a case brought by the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

May 30, 2013

Appeals court: Voter ID constitutional (UPDATE)

A Wisconsin law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls is constitutional, a state appeals court ruled Thursday in a decision offering hope for Republicans working to reinstate the mandate.

Jan 15, 2013

High court kicks voter ID to appellate level

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a Madison judge's ruling striking down the state's voter identification law.

Aug 21, 2012

Van Hollen wants Supreme Court to take voter ID case (UPDATE)

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to overturn rulings blocking the state's voter identification law from being in effect for the November presidential election.

Jul 18, 2012

2nd judge rejects Wisconsin voter ID law

A second judge on Tuesday declared Wisconsin's voter identification law unconstitutional, further guaranteeing that the ID requirement won't be in place for this fall's elections.

Apr 16, 2012

Voter ID law called ‘onerous burden’

An attorney challenging Wisconsin's new requirement that voters show photo identification at the polls called it "onerous and unreasonable burden" during opening statements in a trial Monday over the law's constitutionality.

Mar 22, 2012

DOJ appeals judge’s ruling to stop voter ID

Wisconsin's Department of Justice is appealing a judge's ruling blocking the state's voter photo identification law.

Mar 20, 2012

Judge upholds injunction in voter ID lawsuit

A Wisconsin judge has refused to lift his permanent injunction of the state's voter photo identification law.

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