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Supreme Court bars town from beefing up farm water rules
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a rural town lacks the authority to impose tougher water-quality standards on a livestock farm than the state requires.
Health care ruling a bitter pill for some justices
Have you ever had a coworker who rubbed you the wrong way, creating a tense atmosphere in the office? Well imagine if you are a Supreme Court justice in that situation; apparently the tension on the bench is so thick you can cut it with a scalpel.
Campaign finance reform needs work from both sides
When it comes to campaign finance reform, liberals largely are wrong and conservatives only offer a partial and shaky response.
Court won’t rehear union case without Justice Gableman
The state Supreme Court won't reconsider a lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining law without Justice Michael Gableman.
US Supreme Court: Criminal fines must be decided by a jury
Like other factors that increase a criminal defendant’s sentence, facts that determine the amount of criminal fines imposed on a defendant must be decided beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled at the end of the term in a 6-3 decision.
Supreme Court ruling could affect Wis. voting districts
Most headlines from the U.S. Supreme Court's recent rulings involved health care. But an unrelated decision could affect how Wisconsin's election maps get drawn eventually.
Wis. Supreme Court takes on 10 new cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to accept 10 new cases.
State’s high court picks new Committee of Chief Judges members
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday selected circuit court judges from Jefferson, Vilas and Wood counties to serve as new members of the Committee of Chief Judges, effective Aug. 1.
State’s Supreme Court to hear prayer death appeal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear the case of a Weston couple who prayed while their 11-year-old daughter died of undiagnosed diabetes in their home.
Van Hollen says governor must comply with health care law
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says Gov. Scott Walker must follow the federal health care reform law.
Wis. GOP: Court ruling on health care has little immediate effect
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Thursday upholding most of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law will likely have little immediate practical effect in Wisconsin, aside from giving Republicans and Democrats plenty to crow about heading into November's elections.
Crooks won’t step out of Prosser discipline case (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patrick Crooks has decided not to recuse himself from fellow Justice David Prosser’s ethics case, saying he’s not a witness and is able to handle the case impartially.
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