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Judicial recusal proposal bumped off agenda
The Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t be discussing Thursday whether to take up a proposal to modify the state’s judicial recusal rules.
State Supreme Court to weigh in on government immunity dispute
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be weighing in on a case that could clarify when immunity kicks in for contractors working on a government project.
View from around the state: Why independence is worth preserving
Political interests keep grasping for judicial control.
View from around the state: Keep court oversight free of bias, conflict
Independent oversight of Wisconsin's judges and court commissioners is at risk in Gov. Scott Walker's proposed new state budget.
Supreme Court won’t give sex offender release hearing
The state Supreme Court says a sex offender doesn't deserve a release hearing because he talks more, has joined a fitness group and talks more with his family.
Change could be coming to judges’ education requirements
The Office of Judicial Education's office for Municipal Court Education is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to make certain changes to the state’s mandatory education requirements for municipal judges.
Republicans shoot down changes to concealed-carry law
Republican lawmakers say Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is firing blanks if he thinks he can convince the Legislature to give him the authority to prohibit guns on his city's buses.
Justices to hear oral arguments in lawyer-discipline, workers’ comp, contracts cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear three cases in March involving appeals in lawyer-discipline and workers’ compensation cases and a certified case involving contracts.
Madison attorney fighting license suspension
A Madison attorney is fighting a recommendation that the Wisconsin Supreme Court should suspend his license two times longer than what lawyer-regulation authorities had requested.
Court: Police can take blood from unconscious drivers (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement officers can take blood samples from unconscious drivers without a warrant under certain circumstances.
Referee recommends public reprimand for Fond du Lac attorney
A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimand a Fond du Lac attorney over 10 counts of alleged misconduct.
Justices probe lawyers in double jeopardy case
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices on Tuesday grilled lawyers in the case of an Ozaukee County woman who was challenging sex assault convictions on the grounds that the state cannot not charge her for two crimes when her misdeeds had stemmed from only one action.
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