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State Supreme Court justices differ on what ‘theft’ means in Wisconsin
The justices on the state Supreme Court aren't in agreement on how Wisconsin law defines theft and noted their differences in an opinion issued on Friday in a case involving repeated retail theft at a Walmart in Green County.
Wisconsin Supreme Court table toppled, police take away man
Wisconsin Capitol Police have taken a man into custody after he apparently flipped over a huge, ornate table that separates the justices from attorneys in the state Supreme Court chamber.
Attorney loses license for nine months
A former Habush Habush & Rottier attorney is losing his license for nine months for violating more than a dozen attorney-ethics rules.
State Supreme Court raises questions about law allowing searches without consent
A Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling left some judges with questions about a law allowing law-enforcement officials to search people on probation, parole or extended supervision without obtaining consent or a warrant.
Supreme Court affirms ‘once waived, always waived’ applies in cases involving more that one county
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided the "once waived, always waived" rule for sending juveniles to adult court applies from county to county.
Eminent domain, road with ‘lengthy, complex litigation history’ at center of Supreme Court lawsuit
A Dane County road with a “lengthy and relatively complex litigation history” is at the center of an eminent domain case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Supreme Court hears union arguments for paying workers to ‘don,’ ‘doff’ uniforms
A lawsuit in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will determine if employees at a Fort Atkinson food production factory should receive back pay for putting on work clothes before a shift and taking them off afterward.
State Supreme Court agrees to hear veto challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear a case brought by a conservative law firm seeking to dramatically scale back the ability of governors to change the intent of legislators through partial budget vetoes.
Supreme Court hears arguments over OWI fine for drunken driver with baby in car
The Marquette County Courthouse sounded like a math classroom during oral arguments in a Wisconsin Supreme Court case on Monday. The justices asked two attorneys appearing before them how they’d calculate fines in a felony OWI case involving a baby in a car and a blood alcohol concentration more than four times the legal limit.
Contractor, steel maker battle over $16M judgement before high court
A case now before the Wisconsin Supreme Court will determine if Lunda Construction should be out $16 million because the company it has the claim against was acquired by another.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Kelly gets ticket for accident
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly has been ticketed for failing to stop at a stop sign after the car he was driving slammed into a van, sending two people to the hospital.
High court revokes license of Milwaukee lawyer who treated clients like ‘cash cow’
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has revoked the license of a Milwaukee lawyer who, according to a court-appointed referee, treated his clients like a “cash cow.”
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