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William Conley

Jun 20, 2023

Judge gives Enbridge 3 years to close oil pipeline on tribal land in Wisconsin

A federal judge has given Enbridge three years to shut down parts of an oil pipeline that crosses reservation land and ordered the energy company to pay a Native American tribe more than $5 million for trespassing.

Jun 18, 2023

Judge gives Enbridge 3 years to close oil pipeline on tribal land in Wisconsin

A federal judge has given Enbridge three years to shut down parts of an oil pipeline that crosses reservation land and ordered the energy company to pay a Native American tribe more than $5 million for trespassing.

Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Jun 2, 2023

Federal government lawsuit accuses Wisconsin town of trespassing on tribal reservation

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to force a northern Wisconsin town to pay unspecified damages for failing to renew access easements on American Indian tribal land.

Apr 10, 2023

Minnesota man gets 2 years in prison for laser strike on jet

A federal judge in Wisconsin sentenced a Minnesota man on Friday to two years in prison for aiming a laser at a Delta Air Lines jet in 2021, an act that prosecutors said disrupted the pilots' efforts to land and putting passengers in "incredible danger."

Nov 29, 2022

Judge orders Enbridge, tribe to form emergency pipeline plan

A federal judge has ordered energy company Enbridge Inc. and an American Indian tribe to come up with an emergency plan to prevent potential spills from an aging oil pipeline running across the tribe's reservation.

Jun 20, 2022

Marketing agency owner to pay $2.4M in restitution for kickback scheme

An Illinois man has been sentenced to one year in federal prison followed by six months of home confinement and 36 months of supervised release in addition to paying $2,458,275 in restitution to Mercyhealth for wire fraud. 

Mar 23, 2022

Utilities appeal ruling blocking line’s refuge crossing

Developers of $492 million transmission line are appealing a federal judge's ruling that blocks the project's crossing through the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge.

Mar 26, 2021

Former Columbus mayor pleads guilty to bank fraud

The former mayor of Columbus has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in federal court.

Oct 8, 2020

Court blocks extension of Wisconsin absentee ballot deadline

A federal appeals court blocked a decision on Thursday to extend the deadline for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin, in a win for Republicans who have fought attempts to make voting easier throughout the country.

Sep 28, 2020

Appellate court halts Wisconsin ballot-counting extension

A federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily halted a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin's presidential election, a momentary victory for Republicans and President Donald Trump in the key presidential battleground state.

Aug 5, 2020

Judge unsure if virus requires changes to Wisconsin election

A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether it would be right to order an easing of Wisconsin's absentee voting regulations ahead of the November presidential election, saying the coronavirus might pose less of a threat to in-person voting by then.

Aug 16, 2019

GOP Twitter block will cost Wisconsin taxpayers $200,000

Wisconsin taxpayers will pay a liberal group's attorneys $200,000 because Republican lawmakers blocked them on Twitter.

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