The conservative state appeals court Judge Brian Hagedorn is running for Wisconsin Supreme Court, setting up a contest with liberal-backed Appeals Court Judge Lisa Neubauer.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet has taken a ceremonial oath of office in a state Capitol ceremony attended by four of the other six justices.
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A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court revoke the license of a Middleton attorney who pleaded guilty last year to making a false declaration in a bankruptcy matter.
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Read More »The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded an Arizona lawyer over misconduct she committed in her home state.
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When Rebecca Dallet joins the Wisconsin Supreme Court next month, she is looking forward to building strong relationships with her fellow justices after a tumultuous campaign in which she blasted the court as being "broken and dysfunctional."
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In an early sign of strength, the new Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer says she's already raised more than $358,000.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court says Marquette University shouldn't have fired a conservative professor over his blog post criticizing a student instructor he believed shut down discussion about opposition to gay marriage.
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The state Supreme Court says police can legally draw blood from unconscious drunken drivers.
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Read More »The Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t increase pay for court-appointed attorneys until January 2020.
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Read More »A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the state's ban on joint ownership of cemeteries and funeral homes, rejecting a lawsuit from a cemetery owner who argued that the prohibition is anti-competitive, irrational and unconstitutional.
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Read More »State Superintendent Tony Evers, a Democratic candidate for governor, is entitled to his own attorney in a lawsuit challenging his constitutional powers, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state's cap on noneconomic medical malpractice damages on Wednesday, reversing a lower-court ruling that awarded $15 million to a woman who had all four limbs amputated after a mishandled infection.
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Read More »The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided to end the court's long-standing three-tier system for deferring to state agencies' interpretations of statutes.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted in June 2017 to begin conducting deliberations on the state court system’s formal rules behind closed doors.
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The Supreme Court says states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax.
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Read More »The state Supreme Court says a judge improperly ordered the state to medicate a convict until he was competent to help his attorney with his appeal.
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Read More »The state Supreme Court says the city of Madison doesn't owe a billboard company anything after the construction of alocal overpass blocked the company's sign.
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Read More »A Door County judge has won the Wisconsin Supreme Court's consent to request for a rule change concerning the appointment of a vice chairman to the Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee.
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Read More »Limit the stain of money on decisions by the justices.
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Read More »The state Supreme Court affirmed on Wednesday that local governments can extend cash grants to developers in a case bolsters tax-increment financing, which local officials have relied on for years to boost projects like Foxconn Technology Group's new southeastern Wisconsin campus.
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Read More »The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed a new chief judge for the 10th judicial district and reappointed four chief judges. The appointments and reappointments will all take effect on Aug. 1.
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Read More »A large dairy operation can go ahead with the construction of a new farm in central Wisconsin even though local officials tried to stop the project by having the land rezoned after a building-permit application had been filed.
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Read More »The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a family that wants to rent out its house along Hayward Lake in northern Wisconsin, despite complaints from the neighbors.
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When Shirley Abrahamson leaves the state Supreme Court next year, she will leave a legacy to remember.
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Shirley Abrahamson, the longest-serving Wisconsin Supreme Court justice in state history and the first woman to serve on the high court, said Wednesday she will not seek re-election next year, setting up a wide open race to replace her.
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The state Supreme Court says Wisconsin's criminal DNA surcharge isn't punishment.
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Read More »The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided not to reinstate the license of a former Elm Grove lawyer but will let him try again in six months.
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Read More »The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a former Milwaukee lawyer’s second attempt to get his license reinstated.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently denied in part a proposal to increase the compensation for certain appointed attorneys, but details on how the justices voted and why won’t be released until the court issues a final written order.
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Read More »A concrete company can't dig up American Indian burial mounds located within its southern Wisconsin quarry, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday without any explanation.
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