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Freedom From Religion Foundation takes on tax law
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Freedom From Religion Foundation wants a federal tax provision that allows church ministers tax breaks on money spent on housing declared unconstitutional. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the Madison-based organization filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Madison. It claims the provision violates the Constitutional provision separating church […]
Health care mandate unconstitutional, says U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania
Congress does not have the authority under the Commerce Clause to require individuals to purchase a minimum level of health insurance coverage, a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania has ruled in granting summary judgment.
Federal judge to deliver UW Law School lecture
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A federal judge who studied in Madison and was appointed by President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to speak at her alma mater this week. U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb will speak Friday at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison. She’ll discuss her views on how to bridge the […]
Former justice to join Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan
The Milwaukee-based law firm of Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP confirmed Tuesday that former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler Jr. will be joining the firm, starting Thursday. Butler, a University of Wisconsin Law School grad, served as an assistant state public defender from 1972 to 1992, when he joined the Milwaukee Municipal Court. He […]
Omaha meatpacker denies supplying tainted beef (UPDATE)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha meatpacker denies supplying tainted beef to Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. that sickened dozens of people in 2007. According to a statement issued Saturday by Greater Omaha Packing Co. President Henry Davis, all products shipped to Cargill tested negative for E. coli. Cargill filed a federal lawsuit Friday, saying the […]
Federal ruling opens door for state filings of hip replacement lawsuits
Almost 1,500 cases tied to the defective hip implants produced by Indiana-based DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. have been funneled into a federal court in Ohio, but Wisconsin personal injury lawyers now have the option of keeping claims closer to home. That is potentially good news for plaintiffs looking for a quicker resolution to claims against Johnson […]
Court approves credit card steering settlement
By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement between the Justice Department and MasterCard and Visa that requires the card processing networks to allow retailers to offer discounts or rebates to customers for using a particular kind of card. American Express Co. has refused […]
Motorcycle gang members face murder, drug charges (UPDATE)
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A nationwide motorcycle gang was responsible for killings, robberies, drug distribution and other crimes, according to a federal indictment unsealed in St. Louis on Tuesday. The Wheels of Soul motorcycle club, with a “Mother Chapter” in Philadelphia, orchestrated violence and mayhem that included at least three […]
Second federal lawsuit filed over collective bargaining law (UPDATE)
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two unions representing about 2,700 public workers in Madison and Dane County have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s new law restricting collective bargaining rights. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court, is the second federal challenge to the law that was […]
Blind law student sues Madison-based group over test accommodation
By DAVE GRAM Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Deanna Jones says she might like to devote her legal career to representing people with disabilities. But it appears she’ll have to win her own fight first. The 44-year-old Vermont Law School student, who is blind, is suing the National Conference of Bar Examiners and the […]
New graduate will work … for now
When Beth Odian takes her oath as an attorney today, she does so knowing she has a job. The new Marquette Law School graduate wasn’t alone in her job security, but neither was it guaranteed, considering that about half of her 173 classmates sworn in at the state Capitol started their legal careers unemployed. But […]
Wis. group files lawsuit challenging Arizona ‘Day of Prayer’
PHOENIX (AP) — A Wisconsin-based group is suing Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, contending it was an unconstitutional promotion of religion for her to proclaim last May 6 as a “day of prayer.” The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix by the Freedom from Religion Foundation of Madison on behalf of four […]
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