Citing case law set in Indiana, a federal court has rejected an attempt by two International Union of Operating Engineers locals to have Wisconsin’s right-to-work knocked down in court.

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A Wisconsin appeals court late Tuesday granted an emergency request to put on hold a Dane County circuit judge's ruling striking down the state's right-to-work law.

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Wisconsin's attorney general has asked an appellate court for an emergency stay of a Dane County judge's ruling striking down the state's right-to-work law.

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A Dane County judge refused Monday to stay his ruling striking down Wisconsin's right-to-work law, reiterating his position that the legislation wrongly enables non-union workers to receive free representation.

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A judge in Madison has set a hearing on state attorneys' request to say his ruling striking down Wisconsin's right-to-work law.

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State attorneys have asked a Madison judge to stay his ruling declaring Wisconsin's right-to-work law unconstitutional.

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Want yet another example of how thoroughly befouled Wisconsin's court system has become?

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A Madison judge entered a final order Friday declaring Wisconsin's right-to-work law unconstitutional, finalizing a decision he handed down last week and setting the stage for state attorneys to appeal.

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The unions that won a ruling striking down Wisconsin's right-to-work law are looking for a judge to clearly declare the law unconstitutional.

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State attorneys will seek an immediate stay of a ruling striking down Wisconsin's Republican-authored right-to-work law as soon as a judge signs off on a formal order solidifying the decision, Attorney General Brad Schimel promised Monday.

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The legal fate of Wisconsin’s right-to-work law largely hinges on questions over whether labor unions are required to represent all employees at unionized companies, even those who don’t pay dues.

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A Dane County judge has struck down Wisconsin’s right-to-work law.

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State attorneys are asking a judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's right-to-work law.

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A judge on Thursday declined to block Wisconsin's new right-to-work law, allowing it to remain in effect while several unions challenge the statute.

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The Wisconsin Department of Justice is urging a judge to let the state's right-to-work law stand.

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If history and precedent are any indication, unions stand little chance of having Wisconsin’s new right-to-work law overturned in court.

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Wisconsin will receive $677,491.66 of a $35 million settlement with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its parent company, Pfizer Inc., after Wyeth was accused of unlawfully promoting a drug, according to a news release from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office.

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An emerging pattern of aggressive and often baseless lawsuits from three litigious Madison residents is irritating judges and lawyers in state and federal courts.

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A Madison woman who performs as “The Banana Lady” – and has filed several pro se lawsuits against people she claims damaged that image – had another appeal shot down Monday.

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A Madison children’s entertainer had two appeals denied by a higher court Thursday, upholding a Dane County judge’s decision to impose sanctions against her for bringing a frivolous claim.

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A Waukesha man pleaded guilty Wednesday in the beating deaths of three retired farmers in southern Wisconsin.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker’s administration has taken more than four months on average to replace retiring circuit court judges, leaving reserve judges to hear cases and putting other cases on hold until a permanent judge is named. ...

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Dane County Circuit Court Judge William Foust is the new chief of chiefs.

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A rural prosecutor will decide whether to charge Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser with attacking a liberal colleague. Sauk County District Attorney Patricia Barrett said Monday she has accepted a ...

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