WISCONSIN Transit weapon ban pre-empted by state law The state Supreme Court overturned an appeals court ruling and sided with a gun rights group Tuesday, ...
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LAS VEGAS — A former Las Vegas justice of the peace has been barred for life from the court bench in Nevada as punishment for ...
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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 ...
Read More »FBI lawyer sting rattles billion-dollar whistleblower
The Justice Department offers secrecy and cash to whistleblowers for information about companies that cheated the government. But one former government attorney is accused of ...
Read More »Across the Region: County faces bankruptcy after jury awards $30M
NEBRASKA County faces bankruptcy after jury awards $30M It started with a murder, was followed by a botched trial and has ended with a small ...
Read More »Across the Nation: Supreme Court skeptical of sex offender social media ban
Supreme Court skeptical of sex offender social media ban WASHINGTON — With a nod to the importance of social media in American life, the Supreme ...
Read More »Dayton taps former Justice Blatz for stadium agency
“I’m very well aware of some of the erosion in the public trust and confidence in the authority,” Blatz said.
Read More »Across the Region: Lawyer acquitted in killings of her dad, his girlfriend
MISSOURI Lawyer acquitted in killings of her dad, his girlfriend A suburban Kansas City attorney has been found not guilty of killing her millionaire father ...
Read More »Across the Nation: Media companies sue FBI over iPhone encryption records
Media companies sue FBI over iPhone encryption records WASHINGTON — The Associated Press and two other news organizations asked a judge Monday to force the ...
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