A Wisconsin appeals court on Wednesday upheld a ruling that the former attorney for a man whose story was documented in the 2015 Netflix series "Making a Murderer" violated a harassment restraining order against him.
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Evers rejects Dassey’s pardon bid (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday he will not consider a pardon request from a man convicted of rape and murder when he was a teenager whose story was documented in the 2015 Netflix series "Making a Murderer."
Read More »250 sign letter supporting Dassey’s petition for clemency
Nearly 250 people sent an open letter to Gov. Tony Evers in support of Brendan Dassey's petition for executive clemency.
Read More »Justices bar judge from bench for 3 years for harassment
The state Supreme Court has barred a former Fox Crossing municipal judge from serving on the bench for three years after his clerk accused him of harassment.
Read More »Steven Avery lawyers help start non-profit to reform use of forensic science
A University of Wisconsin Law School professor and Steven Avery’s former lawyers have begun a non-profit foundation dedicated to reforming how forensic science is used in the criminal-justice system.
Read More »Supreme Court reschedules ‘Making a Murderer’ conference
The U.S. Supreme Court has rescheduled a conference where it was to consider whether it should review the conviction of an inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" documentary series.
Read More »State: High court shouldn’t review ‘Making a Murderer’ case
Wisconsin Department of Justice attorneys are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request to review the conviction of an inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" documentary series.
Read More »Former prosecutor says Avery documentary unfair
The prosecutor who put Steven Avery in prison for killing a young photographer says a Netflix documentary chronicling the case is slanted toward the defense.
Read More »Civil lawsuit filed by homicide victim’s family dismissed
A judge in Sheboygan County has dismissed a wrong death lawsuit involving one of Wisconsin's most notorious homicides nine years after it was filed.
Read More »Dassey takes appeal to federal court
The man convicted of helping his uncle kill Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County is taking his legal challenge to federal court.
Read More »Halbach family drops lawsuit against Steven Avery
The family of a woman killed in one of Wisconsin's most notorious homicides wants to drop their wrongful death lawsuit.
Read More »Judge assigned in Steven Avery civil case
The civil case for one of the state's most notorious homicides is moving forward.
Read More »Appeals court denies new trial for Dassey
A state appeals court has rejected Brendan Dassey's request for a new trial on charges that he helped kill a young woman in 2005 in one of Wisconsin's most notorious crimes.
Read More »State Supreme Court won’t review homicide conviction
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has turned down a request from one of Wisconsin's most notorious convicts to review his homicide case.
Read More »Steven Avery files suit over homicide conviction (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin man exonerated of rape after serving 18 years in prison, then convicted of helping kill a woman after he was set free filed a lawsuit from prison claiming his civil rights were violated.
Read More »Steven Avery’s appeal denied in 2005 homicide of Teresa Halbach
A state appeals court has denied an appeal by a Manitowoc County man sent to prison for life for killing a photographer.
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