Court ruling favors docs in malpractice case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of three doctors in a malpractice case.
Is Chief Justice Roberts the author of the decision of the year?
As the nation awaits Thursday morning’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the federal health care law, a new pastime has emerged: predicting which justice will author the landmark opinion.
Challenges ahead for US Supreme Court-whittled immigration law
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down three of four challenged provisions of Arizona’s controversial immigration enforcement law – and essentially inviting future challenges to the remaining part of the statute – has lawyers prepared for a flurry of litigation in Arizona and other states with similar measures.
Wis. high court: Government can’t charge for redactions (UPDATE)
Government entities can't charge the public for time spent deleting confidential information from records, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Judicial regulators demand discipline panel for Prosser case
Wisconsin regulators are again demanding the state Supreme Court establish a panel to weigh accusations Justice David Prosser wrapped his hands around a fellow justice's throat.
US Supreme Court rules on juvenile life terms, immigration law
In two widely anticipated rulings, the Supreme Court ruled the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment bars juvenile homicide offenders from being sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
Court: Can EPA regulate mud from logging roads?
The timber industry is hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will maintain business as usual on controlling muddy water running off logging roads into salmon streams.
Health care court ruling unlikely to spur action in Wis. (UPDATE)
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling expected Thursday in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law is unlikely to result in any swift reaction in Wisconsin.
Big week looms for US high court (UPDATE)
The Supreme Court is meeting Monday to issue opinions in some of the handful of cases that remain unresolved.
State Supreme Court upholds damages in drug lawsuit (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday upheld damages that were awarded in a lawsuit the state brought against a prescription drug company accused of inflating prices.
State justices to consider improper jury instructions
In State v. Courtney C. Beamon, which is at the briefing stage before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a convicted felon caught driving from the scene of a shooting is challenging whether the sufficiency of evidence presented against him should be measured by the actual language in erroneous jury instructions or by the statutory elements of the crime.
US high court: Unions must give fee increase notice
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that unions must give nonmembers an immediate chance to object to unexpected fee increases or special assessments that all workers are required to pay in closed-shop situations.
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- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
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