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The Wisconsin Department of Justice said Tuesday its Division of Criminal Investigation is heading up a homicide investigation in Iowa County.
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Read More »Kaul launches clergy sexual abuse probe
The state Department of Justice has launched a sweeping investigation of sexual assault in Catholic churches and orders across Wisconsin, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday.
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Read More »Wisconsin DOJ gets sexual-assault kit tracking database
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is setting up a tracking system to trace the status of sexual assault evidence kits in effort to ensure they're processed quickly, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced on Wednesday.
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Read More »Judge Brett Blomme arrested on tentative child-porn charges
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Brett Blomme has been arrested on tentative charges of possession of child pornography, the Wisconsin Department of Justice announced on Monday.
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Read More »DOJ obtains $65K judgment for pollution from Milwaukee metal shredder
The Wisconsin Department of Justice obtained a $65,000 judgment against two companies for violating state air pollution control laws with their metal shredder.
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Read More »JFC approves farm runoff settlements, dismissal of multi-state post office suit
Wisconsin's Joint Committee on Finance has approved three settlements and the Wisconsin Department of Justice's request for dismissal of a multi-state lawsuit over post-office policies.
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Read More »Manufacturing company to pay $172K to resolve violations of state air laws
A Wisconsin manufacturing company will pay nearly $172,000 over violations of state air laws at its Janesville operation.
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Read More »Third of Wisconsin police in survey report no body cameras
More than a third of Wisconsin law enforcement agencies that responded to a new survey said they don't use body cameras, according to findings released Thursday.
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Read More »Wisconsin attorney general suing over GOP lame-duck law
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging parts of a Republican-authored law limiting his powers that was passed during a lame-duck legislative session two years ago. The lawsuit ...
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Read More »Wisconsin family’s calls ‘answered’ for harsher charges in killing of Ho-Chunk woman
The man accused of killing a 22-year-old Ho-Chunk woman originally from Wisconsin now faces a heightened charge of murder.
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Read More »Wisconsin public records advocates worry about Marsy’s Law
When overwhelmingly passed by Wisconsin voters in April, Marsy's Law was billed as a major step forward for crime victims' rights, but public records advocates are raising concerns that an over-interpretation of the constitutional amendment by some law enforcement agencies could curtail access to public information.
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Read More »Protests erupt after Wisconsin police shoot Black man (UPDATE)
Police in Kenosha shot and wounded a Black man, apparently in the back, after responding to a call about a domestic dispute, setting off a night of protests and unrest in which officers fired tear gas and demonstrators apparently hurled objects and set fire to parked cars.
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Read More »DOJ awards Wisconsin agencies nearly $1 million for housing, services for human-trafficking victims
The Department of Justice has awarded nearly $1 million to two Wisconsin agencies to provide safe, stable housing and services to victims of human trafficking.
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Read More »Individual fatally shot by deputies was Suring man, 26
The individual fatally shot by Oconto County sheriff's deputies last weekend was a 26-year-old Suring man, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
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Read More »Evers will turn over 10,000 pages of records to lawmaker
Gov. Tony Evers is turning over more than 10,000 pages in documents to Republican state Rep. John Nygren, and paying the lawmaker's $40,000 in legal fees, in order to settle an open-records lawsuit.
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Read More »State AG won’t pursue Sauk County misconduct allegations
The state attorney general doesn't plan to investigate possible criminal charges related to allegations of misconduct by 11 Sauk County department heads, employees and officials.
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Read More »Court grants new trial after cop says Somalis tend to lie
A Minnesota man of Somali descent who was convicted of opening fire on other Somalis will get a new trial after a detective improperly testified that Somalis often lie to police, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled Tuesday.
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Read More »Court: Wisconsin must expunge criminal records from database
The Wisconsin Department of Justice must expunge arrest records of people who aren't charged from its criminal database, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.
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Read More »Finance committee, Kaul to discuss 3 possible settlements
Republican lawmakers and Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul are scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss settling three lawsuits after the defendants in those cases agreed to make the terms of the deals public.
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Read More »Wisconsin awarded $10.5M to fight opioid epidemic
The U.S. Justice Department awarded Wisconsin about $10.5 million to combat the ongoing national opioid epidemic. The grants will help law-enforcement and public-health officials combat substance abuse and respond to overdoses.
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Read More »New Wisconsin attorney general shifts agency’s priorities (UPDATE)
The new Wisconsin attorney general has used his first four months in office to shift the state Department of Justice to a more liberal footing, pleasing supporters by nullifying his Republican predecessor's attempts to kill federal health care reforms and limit environmental protections.
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Read More »Godfrey & Kahn attorney among new AG’s appointments
Wisconsin Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul recently announced various appointments to the state Department of Justice.
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Read More »Kaul releases first TV ad, blasts Schimel on rape-testing kits (VIDEO)
The Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul is releasing his first television ad, a 30-second spot blasting the incumbent, Brad Schimel, for taking too long with unanalyzed rape-testing kits.
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Read More »Schimel’s elder abuse task force proposes legislation (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin Department of Justice task force on Wednesday released draft legislation designed to protect senior citizens and vulnerable adults from exploitation, including bills that would define new crimes, create penalty enhancers and speed up court proceedings for elderly victims and witnesses.
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Read More »Liberal group sues Schimel over records in health lawsuit
A group is suing the state Department of Justice to obtain records related to the Affordable Care Act.
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Read More »Schimel proposing restructuring, more staff members for state crime labs
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel is asking for more employees for the state’s crime labs.
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Read More »Bar-application process changing in response to Madison lawyer’s proposal
The state’s bar-application process is changing in response to a Madison lawyer’s complaint that it had not complied with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Read More »Wisconsin attorney general requiring nondisclosure agreement
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has asked everyone who works at the state Department of Justice to sign a nondisclosure agreement covering their time in office and even after they have left.
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Read More »AG: Every school that applies for safety grants should get some money (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Department of Justice began accepting applications on Tuesday for $100 million in new school-safety grants.
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Read More »High court to hear arguments on case centering on plea colloquies
When a judge neglects to warn non-citizen criminal defendants that entering a guilty or no-contest plea could result in deportation, should that omission be grounds for allowing the plea to be withdrawn?
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