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Wis. Supreme Court won’t reconsider 1998 case (UPDATE)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t reconsider its decision to deny a new trial to an Illinois man accused of participating in a gang rape in 1998. A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater freshman accused Dimitri Henley and two others of sexually assaulting her. A jury convicted Henley in 2000. A judge granted Henley […]
Justices by appointment only?
The state Supreme Court election process is not perfect, Justice Patience Roggensack said, but it’s not worth abandoning as a result of recent bickering amongst the court.
Attorneys continue the fight for voluntary bar (UPDATE)
Attorneys Steve Levine and Jim Thiel are petitioning the state Supreme Court again to make the State Bar of Wisconsin voluntary. Justices on June 1, with a 4-3 ruling, nixed the attorneys’ latest petition after deciding it lacked the detail necessary to warrant a public hearing. But on June 30, Levine and Thiel filed an […]
Supreme Court: DNR should consider well impact
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says the Department of Natural Resources must consider high-capacity wells’ impact on navigable waters if the agency has concrete evidence the wells could do harm. The ruling involves a 2005 DNR permit for a well in East Troy. Conservancy groups argue the DNR didn’t consider the impact […]
2 senators want to end Supreme Court elections
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A couple of veteran state senators think the time has come to end Supreme Court elections. Republican Sen. Dave Schultz of Richland Center and Democratic Sen. Tim Cullen of Janesville are co-sponsoring legislation that would replace the elections with a merit-based selection program. The move would require a constitutional amendment, which […]
Judges ask Supreme Court to take loan case (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A panel of Wisconsin appellate judges asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to decide when interest rates on payday loans become excessive. The case marks the first time Wisconsin courts have faced the question of whether state statutes permit judges to determine when interest rates […]
Collective bargaining bill sparks open records suit (UPDATE)
A Michigan education group is suing Dane County’s district attorney to recoup legal costs it incurred while pursuing an open records request tied to Wisconsin’s new collective bargaining law. Education Action Group Foundation Inc., Muskegon, Mich., twice requested all of Ismael Ozanne’s county emails pertaining to Gov. Scott Walker or the budget-repair bill, said Steve […]
After heated debate, collective bargaining law to take effect Wednesday (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After months of heated debate, ear-splitting protests and legal maneuvering, Gov. Scott Walker’s divisive collective bargaining law is finally set to take effect. Secretary of State Doug LaFollette published the law in the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper on Tuesday. The measure goes into effect Wednesday, capping […]
High court limits state rules on campaign spending (UPDATE)
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court imposed new limits Monday on states trying to restrain the influence of money in politics, striking down a law that tied the amount of public funds a candidate receives to how much privately funded rivals spend. The 5-4 ruling was the latest in a […]
Walker: Supreme Court needs to resolve discord (UPDATE)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker took the state Supreme Court justices to task Monday, saying their infighting has to end for the sake of public confidence in the court. His comments came after a liberal member of the court accused a conservative justice of putting her in a chokehold — a charge he […]
At-risk applicants get conditional seat at Bar
The new conditional admission to the State Bar of Wisconsin could give at-risk applicants a chance to practice law while entangling some people who otherwise would have earned full entry.
High court refuses deep tunnel case
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has lost its attempt to avoid paying a property owner more than $1 million in damages caused by failure to properly maintain the deep tunnel system. The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday denied MMSD’s petition for review, letting stand an appeals court opinion affirming the judgment in favor of property […]
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