Trump nominates Giampietro for Eastern District
The Trump administration has nominated Milwaukee attorney Gordon Giampietro to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Top legal stories of 2016
One of the biggest legal stories of 2016 actually involves something that did not happen.
Life after Randa: Election, politics could delay second vacancy
The recent death of Federal District Court Judge Rudolph Randa leaves Wisconsin’s federal courts with a second vacancy that, with the current state of politics, could take longer than usual to fill.
Federal judge Randa dies at 76 (UPDATE)
U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Randa, whose rulings included the John Doe investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign, has died at age 76.
7th Circuit berates Milwaukee federal judge over sentencing
A federal appeals court has taken Judge Rudolph Randa to task for comments made during a man’s sentencing hearing.
Federal judge could decide damages in Cudahy fire next year
A federal judge in Milwaukee could decide early next year how much the government owes companies who insured a suburban Milwaukee meatpacking plant that caught fire more than six years ago.
US high court won’t hear John Doe lawsuit (UPDATE)
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a lawsuit to block a secret investigation into whether the state’s campaign finance laws were broken during Gov. Scott Walkers’s recall campaign.
Former Shell employee ordered to pay $19.3M in fuel leak
A former pipeline inspector must pay nearly $19.3 million in restitution for his role in a jet fuel leak at General Mitchell International Airport three years ago.
Medical college settles overbilling case with feds
Prosecutors say the Medical College of Wisconsin has agreed to pay $840,000 to settle allegations the institution overbilled federal health care programs.
Judge backs insurance company in archdiocese case
A federal judge has ruled in favor of an insurance company for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee that challenged whether it was liable for the church's handling of child sexual abuse cases.
Judge Randa agrees to pause campaign finance lawsuit
A federal judge has agreed to temporarily put on hold a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's campaign coordination law and how it applies in cases involving political speech.
US judge considers dismissing coordination suit
State courts should get the first crack at deciding how Wisconsin's campaign coordination law applies in cases involving political speech that doesn't explicitly tell people how to vote, an attorney for the board that oversees Wisconsin elections told a federal judge Thursday.
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- Wisconsin Court System’s director of public information officer retires abruptly
- New lawsuit launched over secret Vos impeachment investigation
- Federal judge rules for students with disabilities in age-cutoff case
- Wisconsin DNR board appointees tell Republican lawmakers they don’t support wolf population limit
- The most prevalent forms of cyber crime (CHART)
- Money laundering complaint filed against Justice Protasiewicz by convicted felon, election denier, alleged stalker
- Gov. Evers continues to seek applicants for Barron County Circuit Court
- GOP, Garland clash at hearing
- Bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers propose ranked-choice voting and top-five primaries
- Wisconsin Ethics Commission staff leakers face 9 months prison, $10,000 fine
- Republican legislators fail to respond to child care crisis survey
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- Evers appoints McElroy as Price County district attorney
- Evers appoints Ann Peacock to Dane County Circuit Court
- Michael Best appoints Sarah Alt to new role as chief process and AI officer
- Attorney Peter Baziano joins Murphy Desmond in its Business and Real Estate practice groups
- GRGB partner Karnes honored at Run for Justice
- DeWitt’s Miotke reappointed to SPD’s Board
- Hupy and Abraham wins award for ‘Behind the Handlebars’ video series
- Evers appoints trio to Milwaukee County Circuit Court
- Kubiak joins Amundsen Davis’ Business Litigation Service Group
- GRGB partners Jason Luczak, Nicole Masnica honored with Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers award
- Teuta Jonuzi, Joshua Hargrove promoted to equity partners at Tracey Wood & Associates
- Reinhart’s Taggatz joins International Association of Defense Counsel