Clean Energy Group Sues to Open Renewable Sources for Wisconsinites
The group wants to block rules enacted by the state utilities regulator that they say unlawfully create barriers to local clean energy sources like solar panels.
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Hunters and Trappers Blow Past Wisconsin’s Wolf Kill Target
Hunters and trappers blew past Wisconsin’s wolf kill target in less than 72 hours, forcing a premature end to a hunt that initially wasn’t supposed to happen for another nine months and raising the ire of animal rights activists.
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Wisconsin Justices Tackle Domestic Abuse Law, Insurance Contracts in Arson Case
A Wisconsin woman has so far been unable to convince the courts that she is due insurance coverage for the loss of her home and property inside after her estranged husband burned the house down while she was on vacation.
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Fight Over Massive Wisconsin Power Line Returns to Seventh Circuit
Federal appellate judges heard debate over whether claims of bias against two commissioners who approved the power line’s construction are enough to halt the project.
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Biden Pitches Road Map for Pandemic Relief, Equity and Unity in Milwaukee Town Hall
President Joe Biden visited Wisconsin’s largest city for a town hall event on Tuesday night, using his first official trip out of Washington as chief executive to answer questions about a myriad of issues including his Covid-19 relief plan, which he said would allow every American to have access to a vaccine by the end of July.
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Space Doll
A prominent astronomer who claims American Girl Brands misappropriated aspects of their physical appearance and identity for a space-themed doll without consent may pursue their Lanham Act claims against the company, a federal court in Wisconsin ruled, finding consumers could be confused about whether the astronomer endorsed or is somehow connected with the doll.
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Wisconsin Judge Denies Bid to Raise Bail for Protest Shooter
A Wisconsin judge on Thursday denied Kenosha prosecutors’ motion to raise the bail of an 18-year-old accused of shooting three and killing two at a protest last August after he failed to update his address with the court in violation of his bond conditions.
Read morePower Lines
Four conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit against the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife in an effort to stop construction of a giant power line that would run through protected wildlife refuges in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Pharmacist Admits He Tried to Ruin Vaccine Doses
A Wisconsin pharmacist charged with attempting to spoil hundreds of doses of a coronavirus vaccine pleaded guilty to two tampering counts in Milwaukee federal court on Tuesday.
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Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Coronavirus Relief Bill
The governor of Wisconsin vetoed a Covid-19 relief bill Friday shortly after the Legislature passed it and put it on his desk, leaving the state’s lawmakers and chief executive short of a compromise on how to fight the coronavirus pandemic that has eluded them for almost a year.
Read moreSexual Assault
A court did not violate a defendant’s civil rights by considering his association with an Amish community when it sentenced him to prison for sexually assaulting family members when he was a minor, an appeals court in Wisconsin ruled. One of the court’s reasons for sentencing the defendant to prison was to encourage interventions by adults in the community to protect girls from assaults by family members.
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Wisconsin Governor Signs New Mask Mandate After Legislature Repeal
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor on Thursday signed a new coronavirus emergency order and a new mask mandate immediately after GOP lawmakers made good on their promise to throw out existing orders, continuing a bitter showdown over how to fight Covid-19 in the Badger State.
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UW-Madison Police Chief Bans ‘Thin Blue Line’ Imagery
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s police chief has banned officers from using “Thin Blue Line” imagery while on duty.
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Wisconsin Legislature Backtracks on Repealing Coronavirus Emergency
Wisconsin Republicans on Thursday abruptly dropped plans to terminate a public health emergency the Democratic governor declared over the coronavirus pandemic when it came to light that millions of dollars in federal food stamp funds would be jeopardized if they went through with it.
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Wisconsin Senate Votes to Repeal Governor’s Coronavirus Emergency, Mask Mandate
The GOP-majority Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday in favor of a joint resolution to terminate a public health emergency the Democratic governor issued last week over the coronavirus pandemic and an accompanying executive order requiring masks in public.
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Wisconsin Justices Hear Case of Man Who Killed Relative in Search of Child Porn Proof
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard debate over self-defense and use of force by homeowners and trespassers Tuesday in a case where an armed man killed his unarmed brother-in-law after being caught in his home in the middle of the night searching for evidence of child pornography.
Read moreRoadside Zoo
The owner and manager of a Wisconsin roadside zoo are banned from owning or exhibiting animals other than the dogs that are their personal pets and may not work with any business that does so, a federal court in Wisconsin ruled. The Animal Legal Defense Fund sued the zoo for mistreating animals, including two endangered tigers.
Read moreSecond Amendment
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a man convicted of failing to pay child support may never bear arms again. Wisconsin imposes a lifetime firearm ban on felons, even those convicted of non-violent felonies. This ban advances the state’s legitimate interest in public safety, and therefore does not violate the Second Amendment.
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No Charges for Kenosha Cops Involved in Shooting That Sparked Unrest
A Wisconsin prosecutor announced Tuesday that none of the officers involved in the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha last August will face criminal charges, prompting the community to brace for another round of protests.
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Illinois Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Kenosha Protest Shooting
An Illinois teenager charged with shooting three people and killing two at a protest in Wisconsin last August pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder charges during an arraignment hearing in Kenosha.
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