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Election chief hopes for post-Nov. voter ID ruling
Wisconsin's elections chief says a state Supreme Court ruling on voter ID before Nov. 6 wouldn't provide enough time to get ready for the change at the polls.
State committee discusses Chapter 51 alternatives
Elected officials and members of the public met Wednesday to discuss changing Wisconsin laws related to advanced Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
View from around the state: Voter ID requirement not needed for Nov. 6
Election Day is nine weeks away and campaigns for president, U.S. Senate and House, and the state Legislature are in the home stretch.
Supreme Court set for another blockbuster term
With attorneys still analyzing the health care ruling and the other big decisions from last term, the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing for a new term with even more major issues on its docket, from affirmative action to the standards of proof for class certification.
US Supreme Court to decide if non-generic crimes trigger Armed Career Criminal Act
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether courts may take a modified categorical approach to determining whether a conviction for burglary, which requires fewer elements than generic burglary, qualifies as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
US high court takes up class action jurisdiction case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a stipulation by a class action plaintiff that damages will be limited to less than the $5 million threshold for federal jurisdiction is enough to defeat a motion to remove the case to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act.
Federal Circuit ruling a win for biotech field, sets up high court showdown
In a second victory for the biotech industry in one year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reinstated its ruling that a company’s isolation of human genetic material, and its process for using that material to determine the effectiveness of certain cancer therapies, meet the threshold test for patent-eligibility.
Congress’ weakness is Supreme Court’s strength
The worse the Congressional logjam grows, the stronger the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in being the interpreter of laws, according to a new study.
State Supreme Court to answer arbitration questions
If an auto insurance policy arbitration clause is arguably vague, a question arises of whether the courts or the arbitrators have the right to decide contract interpretation disputes.
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.
US government turns up heat on employers
It started with allegations of hangman's nooses, graffiti and racist comments targeting a handful of black workers at a trucking company warehouse in Chicago Ridge, Ill.
State’s high court revokes Madison attorney’s license for fraud
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday revoked the license of David Stokes, a Madison attorney convicted in 2011 of felony theft by fraud.
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