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YEAR IN REVIEW: Top legal stories of 2016
One of the biggest legal stories of 2016 actually involves something that did not happen.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Federal judge asked to dismiss campaign coordination suit
The state Government Accountability Board has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's campaign coordination law.
Read More »Judge extends campaign law block
A federal judge has extended until Nov. 12 his order blocking a Wisconsin campaign coordination law that's at the center of an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and more than two dozen conservative groups.
Read More »Judge blocks law used in Walker probe (UPDATE)
A federal judge Tuesday blocked enforcement of a Wisconsin election law that's at the center of an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and more than two dozen conservative groups.
Read More »Group sues state over campaign coordination (UPDATE)
A conservative group and ally of Gov. Scott Walker filed a federal lawsuit Thursday asking that a Wisconsin law limiting coordination between third-party organizations and political candidates be declared unconstitutional.
Read More »Lawsuit over Walker-related probe to be argued (UPDATE)
Prosecutors investigating Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's recall election campaign hope to convince a federal appeals court to eventually allow them to resume a probe of possible illegal fundraising and coordination with conservative groups.
Read More »Judge orders state not to enforce PAC limits law (UPDATE)
A federal judge just two months before Election Day has ordered that Wisconsin election officials not enforce the law limiting how much money candidates can collect from political action committees and those run by political parties and legislative campaigns.
Read More »Federal court holds off on John Doe release
A federal appeals court is poised to release nearly three dozen files in a lawsuit over an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and a host of conservative groups.
Read More »Prosecutors say they’re immune in John Doe lawsuit
A federal appeals court plans to release nearly three dozen files in a lawsuit over an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and a host of conservative groups.
Read More »Appeals court denies head shop owner’s request
A Wisconsin appeals court on Monday shot down a Delavan head shop’s continued attempt to recover $110,000 worth of seized incense products that contained synthetic marijuana.
Read More »Oral arguments set in John Doe appeal
Oral arguments in the appeal of a federal judge's ruling halting an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign and other conservative groups have been set for Sept. 9, exactly two months before the Republican is up for re-election.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: Lead paint defendants fail in ‘valiant attempt’
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently dashed the hopes of lead paint manufacturers that wanted the federal courts to dismiss pending cases as unconstitutional.
Read More »7th Circuit revives lead paint lawsuit (UPDATE)
By overturning a lead paint lawsuit decision, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived eight lead poisoning lawsuits that were on hold pending the ruling.
Read More »Appeals court asks unnamed parties for information
A federal appeals court is asking two unnamed parties related to an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and other conservative groups to explain why they are entitled to remain anonymous.
Read More »Judge orders probe documents unsealed
A federal appellate judge has ordered the unsealing of two sets of documents filed in a lawsuit challenging a secret investigation into possible coordination between Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and conservative groups.
Read More »Prosecutors want more time on John Doe filings (UPDATE)
Prosecutors, a conservative group and two unnamed parties have asked a federal judge for more time to review documents that could be made public in a secret investigation into whether Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and right-leaning organizations violated campaign finance law.
Read More »Judge declines to unseal more Walker probe records
A federal judge has rejected a request by five media groups to unseal the entire record in a lawsuit filed by Wisconsin Club for Growth against prosecutors investigating the conservative group, Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and others.
Read More »Appeals court: Judge had authority to halt probe
A federal appellate panel ruled Monday that a judge had the authority to issue a preliminary order halting a secret investigation into Republican Gov. Scott Walker and other conservative groups.
Read More »New filings detail reasons for John Doe investigation’s secrecy (UPDATE)
Court filings made public Wednesday related to the John Doe investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign and conservative groups show prosecutors sought to keep the probe secret to avoid publicity, which they feared could hinder or taint their work.
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