Judge won’t release Schimel tapes before election (UPDATE)
A judge on Monday decided against releasing videos of Republican attorney general hopeful Brad Schimel speaking at training seminars while the judge's earlier decision ordering them to be made public...
View ArticleCourt: Debt settlement company must give up $4.2M in fees
A state appeals court says a hearing examiner properly ordered a debt settlement company to give up $4.2 million in fees and pay nearly $2 million in forfeitures because it was operating without a...
View ArticleCourt: Man illegally taped encounter with naked prostitute (UPDATE)
An appeals court says a man was properly convicted of videotaping a sexual encounter with a naked prostitute. The post Court: Man illegally taped encounter with naked prostitute (UPDATE) first appeared...
View ArticleAppeals court invalidates portion of DNA surcharge (UPDATE)
An appeals court invalidated a section of state law Wednesday that requires judges to impose a a DNA surcharge on misdemeanor convictions without submitting an actual sample, a ruling that could affect...
View ArticleAppeals court says Schimel must release training videos (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel must make public a pair of law enforcement training videos he made before being elected and that Democrats say show him making inappropriate comments, a state...
View ArticleCourt: Judge properly tossed gay couple’s parental request (UPDATE)
A judge properly dismissed a same-sex couple's request for a declaration that one of them is the legal parent of the other's child, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday. The post Court: Judge properly...
View ArticleCourt upholds mother’s conviction in sexual assault case
An appeals court has upheld the conviction of an Ozaukee County mother who sat by while her husband sexually assaulted her 12-year-old daughter. The post Court upholds mother’s conviction in sexual...
View ArticleWisconsin circuit courts average 81% affirmance rate during pandemic
Wisconsin judges are coming out of a year unlike any other. The post Wisconsin circuit courts average 81% affirmance rate during pandemic first appeared on Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News &...
View ArticleDeadline extended for Court of Appeals-District II applicants
Gov. Tony Evers announced on Sept. 10 that he is seeking applicants for the Court of Appeals - District II. Application materials must now be received no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15. The post...
View ArticleKornblum appointed to Court of Appeals
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Lori Kornblum to the Court of Appeals District II. The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by Judge Paul Reilly’s resignation, effective Jan. 3. Kornblum will...
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