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Supreme Court rules for Catholic charities groups in quest for state exemption to unemployment tax

A religious exemption to Wisconsin's unemployment tax violates the First Amendment as applied to a group of Catholic charities in northern Wisconsin that were denied the tax break, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a unanimous opinion.

Jun 5, 2025 10:28 AM CDT

Wisconsin judge suspended over charges she helped migrant evade arrest

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended a county judge from performing her duties after she was charged with helping a migrant from Mexico briefly evade arrest.

Apr 30, 2025 10:46 AM CDT

Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI, charged with obstructing immigrant arrest

Federal prosecutors have charged a Milwaukee judge with obstructing an immigration arrest operation—a significant escalation of Justice Department efforts to prosecute local officials for allegedly interfering with immigration enforcement.

Apr 25, 2025 12:15 PM CDT

No Horsing Around: What’s considered a ‘vehicle’ when it comes to drunk driving laws?

A horse is a horse, of course. But can a horse be considered a “vehicle” if you’re charged with riding it while drunk? Well, it depends. Police can charge a person with impaired driving while operating just about anything—from horse drawn carriages to riding lawn mowers.

Apr 21, 2025 8:55 AM CDT

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agrees to license suspension for alleged election-review misconduct

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael J. Gableman has agreed to the suspension of his law license to resolve an ethics complaint that stems from his investigation of the 2020 election for the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Apr 11, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, most expensive in US history

A liberal candidate for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court glided to victory Tuesday, overcoming a flood of political cash from tech billionaire Elon Musk in a race seen as a referendum on him and President Donald Trump.

Apr 2, 2025 9:50 AM CDT

Supreme Court appears to favor Catholic charities group’s quest for state unemployment tax exemption

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared to side with a group of Catholic charities in northern Wisconsin that sought a religious exemption from the state’s unemployment tax.

Apr 1, 2025 11:35 AM CDT

SCOTUS once again grapples with First Amendment religion clauses in Wisconsin employment tax case

While cases stemming from the second Trump administration’s torrent of executive actions begin to work their way up to the U.S. Supreme Court on the emergency docket, the court still has some important cases to hear in the final two months of argument for the term.

Mar 27, 2025 9:53 AM CDT

Ex-Wisconsin justice who led election review should be compelled to sit for deposition in ethics case, motion says

A former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice should be compelled to sit for a deposition before a disciplinary review board, a lawyer for the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation argued in a Feb. 28 motion.

Mar 6, 2025 10:00 AM CST

Former Wisconsin justice accused of ethics violations over 2020 election probe

Legal regulators filed a 10-count ethics complaint Tuesday against a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who oversaw a problem-plagued review of the 2020 presidential election in this battleground state.

Nov 19, 2024 3:09 PM CST

Ex-BigLaw partner hit with prison time, $4.2M restitution order in tax case

A former partner at Husch Blackwell and Dykema Gossett has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to two misdemeanors for failing to pay $2.46 million in taxes.

Oct 18, 2024 9:35 AM CDT

Wisconsin warden, 8 other staffers charged after series of prisoner deaths

The warden of a troubled Wisconsin prison and eight of his staffers have been charged following an investigation into a series of prisoner deaths over the past year. “There must be accountability for the actions and inactions of state employees,” Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt said. “As the sheriff, I am angered at how these men were treated and how they died.”

Jun 6, 2024 9:30 AM CDT

Supreme Court rules for Catholic charities groups in quest for state exemption to unemployment tax

Wisconsin judge suspended over charges she helped migrant evade arrest

Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI, charged with obstructing immigrant arrest

No Horsing Around: What’s considered a ‘vehicle’ when it comes to drunk driving laws?

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agrees to license suspension for alleged election-review misconduct

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, most expensive in US history

Supreme Court appears to favor Catholic charities group’s quest for state unemployment tax exemption

SCOTUS once again grapples with First Amendment religion clauses in Wisconsin employment tax case

Ex-Wisconsin justice who led election review should be compelled to sit for deposition in ethics case, motion says

Former Wisconsin justice accused of ethics violations over 2020 election probe

Ex-BigLaw partner hit with prison time, $4.2M restitution order in tax case

Wisconsin warden, 8 other staffers charged after series of prisoner deaths

Judge considers fate of Wisconsin law curbing collective bargaining by public employees

Complaint targets ABA diversity programs; claims are ‘factually and legally incorrect,’ association says

Former BigLaw partner failed to pay taxes on about $3.4M in income, plea agreement says

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