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Slate of lawsuits could deliver last-minute election changes ahead of November

Wisconsin State Journal, July 2, 2020

We’re about to see if a class of nearly every American will be created in PFAS case

Legal Newsline, July 1, 2020

Judge overturns Racine’s COVID-19 ordinance; city appealing decision

Racine Journal Times, July 1, 2020

Judge tosses Wisconsin city’s coronavirus restrictions as unconstitutional and overly broad

The Hill, July 1, 2020

Supreme Court unlikely to rule on voter purge case before November election

Wisconsin State Journal, July 1, 2020

As Wisconsin coronavirus cases continue to rise, lawsuit tests local officials’ power to control spread

Appleton Post-Crescent, June 30, 2020

Appeals court upholds Republican-authored voting restrictions

Wisconsin State Journal, June 30, 2020

Judge halts Racine’s COVID-19 ordinance, says Racine ‘engaged in direct attack’ on court’s order

Racine Journal Times, June 25, 2020

Finalists for open Dane County court slots included Dept. of Safety and Professional Services deputy, assistant U.S. attorneys

The Capital Times, June 24, 2020

Chief Justice Patience Roggensack downplays judges’ role in creating racial disparities

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 24, 2020

Study: Wisconsin cities’ law enforcement spending up 60 percent in 30 years

Wisconsin Public Radio, June 22, 2020

Liability waivers for COVID-19 are popping up everywhere. What do they mean?

Wisconsin Public Radio, June 22, 2020

Lawsuits aim to ease rules limiting Wisconsin college voters

Wisconsin State Journal, June 22, 2020

Judge halts Racine’s COVID-19 restrictions, citing strike down of state Safer at Home order

Madison.com, June 20, 2020

Tony Evers, Mandela Barnes unveil bills banning police chokeholds and limiting use of force

Wisconsin State Journal, June 20, 2020

Trial run: Staging for juries’ possible return to courtrooms

Wisconsin Law Journal, June 19, 2020

‘This is shocking to me’: A voter ID case that could rattle Wisconsin’s fall election has been on hold for more than 3 years

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 19, 2020

Eastern District requires masks for entry to Milwaukee courthouse

Wisconsin Law Journal, June 16, 2020

Republican lawmakers OK 4 settlements under lame-duck laws

Wisconsin Law Journal, June 16, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley speaks on oral arguments, briefs and research

WTMJ, June 16, 2020

Judge’s Facebook friendship upends Wisconsin custody case

Wisconsin State Journal, June 16, 2020

Businesses ask patrons to waive right to sue if they get ill

Associated Press, June 16, 2020

Businesses seek state bill to protect against COVID-19 lawsuits

Milwaukee Business Journal, June 15, 2020

“We have much more to defend” Sen. Baldwin, Rep. Pocan respond to LGBTQ ruling

NBC 15, June 15, 2020

Several Wisconsin communities reviewing police use of force policies

Wisconsin Public Radio, June 15, 2020

Wisconsin DOJ started collecting police use-of-force data in 2020

The Capital Times, June 13, 2020

Wisconsin court system delivering 600,000 face masks to circuit courts statewide

Fox 6, June 12, 2020

Budget committee to take up Department of Justice settlements next week

Wisconsin State Journal, June 12, 2020

Court rules phone charging kiosks are illegal gambling

Wisconsin Law Journal, June 12, 2020

Evers appoints Chris Taylor to replace Karofsky in Dane County Circuit Court

The Capital Times, June 11, 2020

Firm that won Wis. Supreme Court case finds legal issues in Marathon Co. COVID-19 ordinance draft

WSAW, June 10, 2020

Judge denies GOP attempt to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit

Wisconsin Law Journal, June 10, 2020

COVID-19 lawsuits start piling up for businesses

The Hill, June 9, 2020

Attorney general asked to put words into actions, march in protests

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 9, 2020

Gov. Evers, Lt. Gov. Barnes call for action on police reform legislation

News 8000, June 8, 2020

Republicans seek to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit

Wisconsin Law Journal, June 9, 2020

Routine legal work on pause during COVID-19 pandemic

Wisconsin Public Radio, June 8, 2020

Lawmakers creating bills regarding deadly force, officer-involved death investigations

WBAY, June 7, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear lawyers’ challenge of State Bar of Wisconsin dues

Fond du Lac Reporter, June 4, 2020

While employees work from home, are companies still liable?

Governing, June 3, 2020

Legal fight over Wisconsin redistricting begins

The Daily Reporter, June 3, 2020

US Legislatures slow to pass laws limiting use of force

Wisconsin Law Journal, June 3, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear voter purge case

Wisconsin Law Journal, June 1, 2020

PFAS plaintiffs stranded as virus bogs down high-stakes lawsuits

Bloomberg, June 1, 2020

State Supreme Court dismisses second stay-at-home order lawsuit

Wisconsin Law Journal, May 27, 2020

Circuit courts mull plans to safely resume in-person proceedings during coronavirus pandemic

Wisconsin Public Radio, May 27, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court allows lower courts to resume with coronavirus controls

Wisconsin State Journal, May 26, 2020

Supreme Court considers whether lawyers can be forced to pay state bar dues

Legal Newsline, May 26, 2020

‘Draconian’? ‘House arrest’? Coronavirus lockdowns prompt raft of lawsuits against states

USA Today, May 25, 2020

State Supreme Court says counties can decide when to return to in-person court operations

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 23, 2020

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