AP Investigation: Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides
By SHARON COHEN and NORA ECKERT Associated Press and Capital News Service. The last time Tanna Jo Fillmore talked with her mother, she was in a Utah jail, angry, pleading…
Wausau Center owner agrees to $3.6M settlement in alleged hospital kickback scheme
By Shereen Siewert The company overseeing operations at Wausau Center mall will pay $3.6 million to resolve allegations they arranged illegal payments to doctors in a kickback scheme at an…
Texas judge allows ObamaCare to remain while his ruling is appealed
The Texas judge who ruled ObamaCare unconstitutional earlier this month agreed late Sunday to stay his decision from taking effect until the case can be appealed. Federal Judge Reed O’Connor…
Just in: Federal judge rules Affordable Care Act unconstitutional
By David Lee Courthouse News FORT WORTH, Texas (CN) – A Texas federal judge ruled Friday night that the Affordable Care Act is invalid due to last year’s tax cuts…
20 Line 3 opponents plead guilty to disorderly conduct
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — Twenty opponents of Enbridge Energy’s planned Line 3 replacement have pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with an August protest. More than two dozen people…
City’s removal of Facebook comment prompts legal debate
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A city employee’s removal Wednesday of a comment from Wausau’s official Facebook page is prompting a debate over whether such action is ethical and legal.…
Wisconsin high court caps some malpractice damages at $750K
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state’s cap on noneconomic medical malpractice damages on Wednesday, reversing an appellate ruling that awarded $15 million to a woman…
Case challenging Wisconsin’s ‘cocaine mom’ law is dismissed
A three-judge federal appeals panel dismissed a lawsuit Monday that challenged Wisconsin’s so-called “cocaine mom” law, saying the case is moot because the woman who brought the action has moved…
Wisconsin’s high court affirms use of economic incentives
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday that municipalities can extend cash grants to developers in a case that solidifies a key economic tool local officials have…
The Latest: 2 appeals court judges eyeing Supreme Court bid
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson deciding against seeking re-election (all times local): 4:55 p.m. Two Wisconsin appeals court judges are considering running…
Wisconsin Supreme Court deadlock shield burial sites
By Emily Zantow/Courthouse News MADISON, Wis. (CN) – An equally divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday automatically affirmed the denial of a concrete company’s bid to remove Native American burial…
Attorney: Schofield violated due process in mobile home park decision
By Shereen Siewert SCHOFIELD — An attorney for the Northern Mobile Home Park says a meeting in which the Schofield City Council revoked the park’s license was tainted by bias…
The Supreme Court voided part of a law requiring deportation for certain crimes. Here’s what that means
By Susan Ferriss/The Center for Public Integrity Over the last couple of decades, federal law requiring mandatory deportations for noncitizens who commit certain crimes has grown more expansive — and the result is that U.S. military veterans and legal immigrants here…
Maximum fine ordered in Wisconsin asbestos case
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The corporate owner of a former Berlin foundry pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act and agreed to pay a $200,000 fine, the maximum…
Lawsuit claims some Honda vehicles are dangerous
By Shereen Siewert A class action lawsuit filed last week in California claims Honda Civic 2016-2018 models with CVT transmissions might not be in “park” when indicated, making them dangerous.…
Court docs: Prison guards harass, assault transgender prisoner
By Emily Hoerner/Injustice Watch A transgender woman in an Illinois men’s prison is seeking an emergency transfer to a correctional facility that houses women, contending that she has been repeatedly…
Tribe continues fight against Wittenberg casino expansion
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans is trying to persuade a federal judge to preserve a casino expansion lawsuit against the state. The tribe filed a federal…
Wisconsin agency settles suit over dairy industry regulation
By TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin environmental officials have agreed to settle a dairy industry lawsuit alleging the agency is over-regulating large livestock farms. The Dairy…
