The state Assembly has passed a constitutional amendment that would end the 124-year practice of having the most senior member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court serve as chief justice.

Eager to find ways to improve the state’s process of disciplining attorneys, Wisconsin justices recently discussed the possibility of allowing plea agreements in Office of Lawyer Regulation proceedings.

Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate approved a proposal Tuesday to amend the state constitution to allow state Supreme Court Justices to elect their chief every two years.

Arguing that the law penalizes those who exercise their constitutional right of association, Madison lawyer Lester Pines argued Monday that Wisconsin’s Supreme Court should strike down the state’s controversial collective bargaining legislation.

Republican lawmaker’s push to retool the way Wisconsin’s chief justice title is bestowed could be, longtime Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson said Wednesday, a result of her ability to use the “bully pulpit.”

A La Crosse criminal defense attorney who allegedly failed to separate client money from the rest of his firm’s accounts is facing a public reprimand from the state Supreme Court.

Gov. Scott Walker's appointee to the board that oversees elections in Wisconsin told members of the state Senate Elections committee on Tuesday that impartiality on the panel is an "absolute necessity."

A Wisconsin appeals court has refused to suspend a contempt-of-court finding against state labor relations officials for enforcing parts of Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining restrictions.

Despite concerns that the move might be “only political” in nature, an Assembly committee on Thursday voted in favor of a measure that would amend Wisconsin’s constitution to require biennial elections of the state’s chief justice.

A longtime Milwaukee-area attorney who tried to surrender his law license faces additional punishment for allegedly practicing law while he was suspended.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court doesn't plan to decide whether to stay a Madison judge's ruling invalidating parts of Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining restrictions for a while.

The Legislature is moving quickly on a proposed constitutional amendment would change the way that the Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice is selected.

A Wisconsin Court of Appeals declined Monday to issue a legal stay the state attorney general had sought in a challenge of a 2011 law stripping most public workers of collective-bargaining rights.

The Middleton-Cross Plains School Board is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take its case against a teacher accused of viewing pornography at work.

Less than two years after its last review, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering another evaluation of how the state disciplines lawyers.

The Wisconsin Attorney General is calling on the state Supreme Court and court of appeals to allow school union elections to go forward despite a Dane County judge’s order to the contrary.

As the State Bar and others work on alternatives to Supreme Court elections, a new report pointed to the increasingly high spending on races for Wisconsin’s highest court.

A proposal to greatly reduce the number of referees handling attorney disciplinary cases sparked a larger debate Friday about the state of Office of Lawyer Regulation proceedings in Wisconsin.

State Supreme Court justices heard arguments Wednesday debating what sort of domestic-partnership law would comply with the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

The group questioning the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s domestic partnerships registry has changed tactics now that it is bringing its case to the state Supreme Court, according to a lawyer specializing in family law.



Wisconsin union leaders scored a victory when a Madison judge re-affirmed portions of Gov. Scott Walker collective bargaining restrictions are unconstitutional, but the ruling doesn't give unions any leverage to force concessions from employers.

The state Supreme Court is considering whether to significantly reduce the number of referees who handle lawyer discipline cases on a regular basis.

The popular perception of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is that it’s sharply divided between four conservatives and three liberals.

A Beloit attorney who mishandled thousands of dollars of client money has been suspended for one year.

In January 2009, Milwaukee area attorney Mark Thomsen donated $5,000 to a Wisconsin official’s political campaign. Thomsen soon sent an additional $500 just eight days before the official cast a key vote on an insurance issue that greatly affected Thomsen and his clients.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this week on whether the state's domestic partner registry is unconstitutional.

A proposed constitutional amendment that would change the way the Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice is selected is up for discussion Thursday at a state Senate committee hearing.

Many agree that the State Bar’s support of a term-limit proposal for Wisconsin justices is important if the measure is going to gain traction.

The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday governing what information doctors are obliged to provide to patients.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Friday that it has accepted five new cases and denied opportunities to review a long list of others.