Law

The case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan has pitted the authority of a local judge against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

A former state conservation warden has been ordered to pay a fine for killing a wolf at his northern Wisconsin home two years ago, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The founder of an avian rehabilitation facility in Antigo said it’s the worst year she’s ever seen for shootings of protected birds, including an American white pelican that’s currently undergoing treatment.

In a new lawsuit, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa alleges the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated federal environmental laws when it granted a permit to Enbridge for its proposed Line 5 reroute.

The federal trial against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan begins Monday. It pits the authority of a local judge against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

After a mental health-related tragedy resulted in a Milwaukee woman’s death last month, Wisconsin mental health advocates are asking why there weren’t crisis interventions before the situation escalated.

WisconsinEye, a statewide public affairs network that broadcasts state capitol proceedings, will stop event coverage Dec. 15 due to lack of funding, according to a statement on the website.

The legal arm of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is mounting another challenge against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, seeking to bar the agency from enforcing the state’s spills law against innocent landowners. 

A private zoo in Washington County is under legal fire with neighbors over a land permit to help expand operations.

A new bill in the state legislature would ban hemp-derived THC products in Wisconsin. Producers say it would destroy their businesses.