In a rare public appearance outside the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s chambers, Justice Shirley Abrahamson spoke during a lecture at the University of Wisconsin Law School about her experiences as both a judge and a lawyer.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s public hearing on Thursday was a short one, with just one justice voicing concerns about a proposed rule change.

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Justice Rebecca Dallet will be making remarks at the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governor’s meeting on Friday.

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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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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Milwaukee attorney convicted of stealing money from an estate and declined to make the suspension retroactive.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court kicked off its first round of oral arguments of its current term on Wednesday.

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Longtime Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson says she has cancer.

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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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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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The Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t increase pay for court-appointed attorneys until January 2020.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Limit the stain of money on decisions by the justices.

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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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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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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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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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