Justice

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman says his due process rights have been denied during the ongoing fallout of his investigation of the 2020 presidential election.

Ryan Thornton, 37, of Racine reached a plea deal after being charged with threatening Wisconsin Chief Justice Jill Karofsky.

A decades-old Wisconsin law caps compensation to a wrongfully imprisoned person at $25,000. That limit could increase under a bill with bipartisan support.

Homicides increased by 8 percent in Milwaukee last year after the city experienced two straight years of declines.

Federal prosecutors accused Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan of helping a man evade immigration enforcement. Last month, a jury found her guilty of one of two counts against her.

Justice has been getting quicker in recent years as Wisconsin works through post-pandemic backlog of criminal cases.

Advocates want Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to use his power to reduce prison sentences before he leaves office at the start of 2027.

The federal government is suing one of the largest health systems in Wisconsin, claiming that it discriminated against an employee by denying a nurse’s request for a religious exemption for receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

A Waukesha County judge has granted a petition to revoke Morgan Geyser’s conditional release after the woman fled from a Madison group home last month. 

The bill would require any registered sex offender in Wisconsin to wear a GPS ankle monitor unless they can provide a permanent address.