Ed Treleven
The Capital Times
Madison, WI, United States
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Judge taken by ambulance from Dane County Courthouse after feeling ill during court
Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell never lost consciousness and got onto a stretcher on his own. → Read More
More looting charges for Madison man, also charged with damaging squad car destroyed during riot
There are now six separate felony cases against Anthony M. Torres, all related to events on May 30. → Read More
Feds charge man with attempted arson in City-County Building fire
Federal authorities filed an attempted arson charge Monday against a man previously identified as a person of interest in the June 24 firebombing of the City-County Building during unrest over → Read More
Tony Evers appoints Jacob Frost as Dane County judge
Frost will replace retiring Circuit Judge Richard Niess. → Read More
Judge dismisses final worker wage lawsuit against Epic Systems
A class action lawsuit filed in 2016 by quality assurance workers at Epic Systems was dismissed Monday after a federal judge said an arbitration agreement is valid and must be → Read More
Dilly Dilly! MillerCoors sues Anheuser-Busch in Madison court over corn syrup ads
MillerCoors, maker of Miller Lite and Coors Light, is suing Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Bud Light, in federal court in Madison over what it says is false advertising about the → Read More
New UW clinic will help domestic abuse victims seeking legal protection from abusers
The UW-Madison Law School will start a program early next year that will bring more lawyers to court to represent domestic abuse victims seeking legal protection from their abusers. → Read More
Foundation sues state attorney general over creation of Department of Justice chaplaincy program
The Freedom From Religion Foundation sued Attorney General Brad Schimel over the creation of the state Department of Justice's Chaplaincy Program, alleging that it is unconstitutional. → Read More
State insurance rule on transgender care is sex discrimination, federal judge rules
U.S. District Judge William Conley wrote that a state policy barring state health insurance coverage for gender transition care, which is soon to change, is illegal sex discrimination. → Read More
State Supreme Court sides with Madison in dispute over Beltline billboard
The state Supreme Court said that Adams Outdoor Advertising does not have a right to visibility for a billboard along the Beltline Highway, partially blocked by a bridge built in → Read More
Federal judge tosses artisanal butter lawsuit, sides with state over butter law
A federal judge in Madison on Monday upheld a state law that requires butter to be graded before it can be sold in Wisconsin. → Read More
Judge dismisses northern Wisconsin tribe's lawsuit against state and gaming rival
U.S. District Judge James Peterson on Friday dismissed all of the claims that the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans leveled against the Ho-Chunk Nation and the state of Wisconsin over the → Read More
Former Waushara County DA Scott Blader takes over as U.S. attorney in Madison
Former Waushara County District Attorney Scott Blader was sworn in Wednesday as the new U.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin. → Read More
$2.3 million settlement reached in death of former Marine at Tomah VA
The settlement between the federal government and the family of Jason Simcakoski comes more than a year after the family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the government over opioid → Read More
Judge dismisses Ho-Chunk Nation from lawsuit over northern Wisconsin casino expansion
The Stockbridge-Munsee filed their lawsuit against the Ho-Chunk Nation's casino expansion too late, U.S. District Judge James Peterson wrote Wednesday. → Read More
Lacking state-funded staff increases, DA turns to county, may pare caseload
District Attorney Ismael Ozanne hopes the County Board will fund three new prosecutor jobs, and said that certain kinds of cases will be passed over for prosecution in light of → Read More
Full appellate court to hear arguments in 'Making a Murderer' case
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit is set to hear arguments in Chicago next week as it decides whether to reverse a ruling that overturned the → Read More
State appeals court upholds right-to-work law
The state right-to-work law, which has been upheld in federal court, was upheld Tuesday by a state appeals court. → Read More
Madison cop indicted on federal theft, weapons charges
A Madison police officer who was arrested last month after federal investigators said he stole nearly $4,000 in cash during a sting operation was formally indicted Wednesday on federal theft → Read More
Judge throws out blood evidence in drunken driving homicide case
Fitchburg police didn't follow proper procedure when they ordered that a blood sample be taken from an unconscious woman after her alleged involvement in a head-on crash in 2014 that → Read More