Unity
LATEST NEWS
Live updates: Central Wisconsin high school football scores for Week 7
Pressure is brewing in the Wisconsin Valley Conference. For most teams, only three games are left, which means that only so much opportunity remains to reach playoff requirements for teams on the outside looking in. D.C. Everest clinched their fourth conference win last week, knocking off Eau Claire North at home. This week,...
Judge denies Wisconsin attorney general's request to review Milwaukee archdiocese records
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal judge has denied Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul’s request to review the Milwaukee Archdiocese’s sealed bankruptcy records as part of his investigation into clergy sex abuse. U.S. District Judge G. Michael Halfenger denied Kaul’s request on Monday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Thursday. Halfenger called the scope of Kaul’s request “staggering” even before considering what it would take to provide abuse survivors notice of the request. He added that Kaul did not give him any compelling reason to grant the request, calling it a “massive fishing expedition.” The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy protection in 2011 to address unresolved claims by abuse survivors. The case ended with a settlement in 2016 that called for the archdiocese to pay hundreds of survivors $21 million. Hundreds of their claims remain under seal.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.