The hundreds of arrests during the months of protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota have created an unprecedented burden for the state's court system, which faces huge cost overruns and doesn't have enough judges, lawyers and clerks to handle the workload.
The legal issue before the court tests whether people who are detained for more than six months have a right to a bond hearing. This involves permanent U.S. residents or people seeking asylum.
Hamza Ahmed was sentenced earlier this month to consecutive sentences for one count of conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and one count of financial aid fraud.
A corporate accountant in New York admitted Monday to stealing at least $3.1 million from agribusiness giant Cargill, Inc., and causing $25 million in losses to the privately held company's grain shipping operations.
Charging documents said the shooting happened after the suspects forced their way into a home allegedly seeking marijuana and money. They later led police on a car chase through the southwestern suburbs.
On Tuesday, a self-described Islamic State news agency called Abdul Razak Ali Artan "a soldier of the Islamic State" who "carried out the operation in response to calls to target citizens of international coalition countries."
A former University of Wisconsin-Madison student accused of sexual assault, strangulation and false imprisonment involving five women, including some he met at classes, will be back in court next month.
Police were called Monday morning after the man was discovered dead by a family member dropping off groceries at his home. He was last seen alive Thanksgiving evening.