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Roberts may hold key vote as Supreme Court moves right
Chief Justice John Roberts is the Supreme Court's new man in the middle. It's just that the middle may have moved well to the right.
Votes for US Supreme Court Justices (CHART)
Senate confirmation votes for U.S. Supreme Court justices since 1986, by party.
Justice Kennedy retiring; Trump gets 2nd US Supreme Court pick
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, giving President Donald Trump a golden chance to cement conservative control of the high court.
Supreme Court deals big setback to labor unions
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious blow to organized labor.
Supreme Court voids part of pregnancy-center law
The U.S. Supreme Court says a California law that forces anti-abortion pregnancy centers to provide information about abortion probably violates the Constitution.
Court upholds Trump travel ban, rejects discrimination claim
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority.
Supreme Court rules for American Express in credit-card case
The Supreme Court handed American Express a victory on Monday in a lawsuit over rules it imposes on merchants who accept its cards.
US Supreme Court declines to hear Dassey case
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won't weigh in on the case of a teenager convicted of rape and murder whose story was documented in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer."
Justices adopt digital-age privacy rules to track cellphones
Police generally need a warrant to look at records that reveal where cellphone users have been, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday in a big victory for privacy interests in the digital age.
SCOTUS: ALJ not properly appointed
The Supreme Court on Thursday wiped away a $300,000 fine and other sanctions against a financial adviser known for his "Buckets of Money" retirement strategy. The court said the administrative law judge who ruled against Raymond Lucia of California was not properly appointed to his job by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
High court decision extends legal battle over gerrymandering
Democrats hoped a Wisconsin case would be the vehicle the U.S. Supreme Court would use to strike down the highly partisan gerrymandering of electoral maps.
US justices: No definitive ruling on partisan districts
The U.S. Supreme Court is resolving partisan redistricting cases from Wisconsin and Maryland without ruling on the broader issue of whether electoral maps can give an unfair advantage to a political party.
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- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- From bananas to baby socks, lawyers stick to routines before arguments
- Colleges should step up their diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, the government says
- Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear longshot case trying to head off impeachment
- Havana Syndrome hits CIA, Congress in Wisconsin, Russia takes credit
- Wisconsin woman gets life without parole for killing and dismembering ex-boyfriend
- Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers as he built real estate empire
- Wisconsin sues Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly power
- Wisconsin state Senate’s chief clerk, former Legislative Council attorney, resigns following undisclosed allegation
- Watchdog files open meetings lawsuit against secret panel studying Wisconsin justice’s impeachment
- McCarthy allies press GOP holdouts
- States expand Medicaid dental coverage
WLJ People
- Evers appoints McElroy as Price County district attorney
- Evers appoints Ann Peacock to Dane County Circuit Court
- Michael Best appoints Sarah Alt to new role as chief process and AI officer
- Attorney Peter Baziano joins Murphy Desmond in its Business and Real Estate practice groups
- GRGB partner Karnes honored at Run for Justice
- DeWitt’s Miotke reappointed to SPD’s Board
- Hupy and Abraham wins award for ‘Behind the Handlebars’ video series
- Evers appoints trio to Milwaukee County Circuit Court
- Kubiak joins Amundsen Davis’ Business Litigation Service Group
- GRGB partners Jason Luczak, Nicole Masnica honored with Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers award
- Teuta Jonuzi, Joshua Hargrove promoted to equity partners at Tracey Wood & Associates
- Reinhart’s Taggatz joins International Association of Defense Counsel
