A dispute over the timing of an opinion on the validity of Wisconsin’s anti-union law reportedly led to a physical altercation between two justices earlier this month, though sources are…
Once upon a time, when bus benches and the yellow pages offered some of the only ways to promote a personal injury firm effectively, competitors tried to crowd each other…
In an opinion filed yesterday in redistricting dispute involving the Girl Scouts of the United States, the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals court took a well-known law firm…
An acrimonious relationship with a lawyer for whom he formerly worked, decades ago, is costing a Wisconsin personal injury lawyer $35,000 and a public reprimand.
A judge has overturned the Wisconsin law curbing collective bargaining rights for most state and local workers, citing a violation of open meetings law.
A life sentence without the possibility of parole is appropriate for a defendant who was 14 when the alleged murder took place, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled today.
Peter T. Elliott, a disbarred Wisconsin lawyer convicted of bank fraud for taking money from client trust accounts, pled guilty to one count of robbery in Waukesha County Circuit Court…
Assistant prosecutors in Milwaukee County are set to take a 20 percent pay cut starting May 8, following a negotiation breakdown with the state of Wisconsin.
A former longtime Tennessee prosecutor has been criminally indicted on a felony charge of official misconduct, after being accused of flirting with female defendants and stating or implying that they…
When Wisconsin lawyers don’t adequately support their appellate briefs with requisite documentation, they are hit with public fines of $150. Last year, a record 17 so-called summary sanctions were issued,…
A Wisconsin law firm and one of its lawyers are facing a lawsuit claiming they revealed the results of a reality show’s martial arts competition, compromising the show and its…
A long-simmering battle between two well-known Milwaukee personal injury lawyers is heating up after claims by a private investigator that he helped sign at least five clients away from one…
Government officials representing Dane County, Wis., can not sue to block the state’s controversial law restricting public employee collective bargaining rights, a state court judge there ruled Thursday.
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