A federal judge in Iowa who has warned against political corruption is ridiculing President Donald Trump’s pardons, including those issued to convicted Republican campaign operatives and former members of Congress.
Read More »Roggensack criticizes online attacks against justices
Chief Justice Pat Roggensack said she’s “concerned” about comments made about members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, releasing a statement on Christmas Day decrying online attacks against justices and calling for togetherness.
Read More »Ohio judge pulled from cases over coronavirus concerns
An Ohio judge who failed to adopt written rules for mask wearing and other coronavirus prevention measures has been removed from two cases by the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Read More »Companies enjoy digital privacy; people don’t
Corporations increasingly receive the same rights as people. Now, it seems, they have privileges even people don’t.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects COVID-19 restrictions challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court last week turned away a challenge of Dane County’s ban on indoor gatherings in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Read More »Federal judge again blocks new Arkansas abortion restrictions
A federal judge in Little Rock has temporarily blocked four new abortion restrictions hours after they took effect in Arkansas, including one that bans a procedure commonly used in the second trimester.
Read More »Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court
A late-term maneuver by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare’s own costs suffered a legal setback that appears likely to keep the policy from taking effect before the president leaves office.
Read More »Judge halts University of Iowa plan to drop women’s swimming
A federal judge says she will grant an injunction to stop the University of Iowa from dropping women’s swimming for the 2021-2022 school year.
Read More »Rare vaccine injury claims steered to obscure office
Though most who get a coronavirus vaccine will never develop serious side effects, such rare cases are barred from federal court and instead steered to an obscure program with a record of seldom paying claims.
Read More »Longtime Wisconsin Justice Shirley Abrahamson dies
Shirley Abrahamson, the longest-serving Wisconsin Supreme Court justice in state history and the first woman to serve on the high court, has died. She was 87.
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