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Abrahamson won’t seek another term (UPDATE)
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.
Supreme Court says DNA surcharge isn’t punishment
The state Supreme Court says Wisconsin's criminal DNA surcharge isn't punishment.
High court: No reinstatement for ex-Elm Grove lawyer turned landscaper
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.
High court: No reinstatement for ex-Milwaukee lawyer
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a former Milwaukee lawyer’s second attempt to get his license reinstated.
Details coming in court’s decision on compensation for appointed attorneys
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.
State’s high court backs Ho-Chunk, protects burial sites
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.
Supreme Court: Lifetime GPS monitoring not punishment (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin judge wasn't required to tell a man he would face a lifetime of GPS monitoring upon pleading guilty to child sex crimes because such monitoring is a public safety measure, not a form of punishment, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Court says adults can be charged for earlier crimes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reaffirmed that criminal charges in adult court can be brought against defendants for activity that happened when they were juveniles.
Wisconsin attorneys urge court to let them represent Evers
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction attorneys tried to persuade the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to let them represent Superintendent Tony Evers in a lawsuit challenging Evers' authority rather than the state Department of Justice, arguing the agency is refusing to accept its responsibility to defend Evers' position.
Wisconsin attorneys urge court to let them represent Evers (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction attorneys tried to persuade the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to let them represent Superintendent Tony Evers in a lawsuit challenging Evers' authority rather than the state Department of Justice, arguing the agency is refusing to accept its responsibility to defend Evers' position.
Lawyers line up to testify at public hearing on appointed counsel proposal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s final public hearing of the term will look at something that has long been a matter of concern: the low rate of compensation private attorneys receive when they are appointed to defend indigent criminal defendants.
NO EXCEPTION: Outside money pours into high court race
Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dallet’s winning an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 3 may have bucked some trends. But measured by the spending the race brought in from outside groups, it was no exception.
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- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
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- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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