THE DARK SIDE: Reality matters, not perception
From time to time, I hear people say something like, “It’s not only important the judicial system be fair; it is important the judicial system be perceived as fair.”
EDITORIAL: Sleepwalking through CLE
The credibility of Wisconsin’s required legal education is fading slowly to the soundtrack of rumbling snores and rustling newspapers.
Lawyers in love: In relationships, winning isn’t the goal
For many lawyers, how to make time for a strong and lasting relationship is a problem.
BEV BUTULA: Tracking criminal activity through the Crime Alert Network
The Wisconsin Attorney General issued a press release Wednesday regarding their Crime Alert Network.
THE DARK SIDE: Preliminary hearings serve a valuable purpose
In my long career, only once have I had a case dismissed because after a preliminary hearing the commissioner decided that there was no probable cause to proceed.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Are appellate reconsideration motions worth it?
Weighing the decision to appeal an adverse decision from the Court of Appeals is a lot like any decision these days involving money: Is it really worth it?
Use the power of 10 to increase revenues
Top 10 lists have long been a journalistic staple, but their ongoing role on David Letterman’s show has made their use almost a cliche.
Create consensus about goals
In corporate America, mission statements have long been in vogue — and decidedly vague. Most such documents promise to “do the right thing” for customers, employees and society.
TORT REPORT: Discovery issues in bad faith claims
Discovery disputes typically come to the forefront of most bad faith litigation.
THE DARK SIDE: I want the pacifists to buy me guns
Now that I’m self-employed again, a friend asked me if it worries me to not have any health insurance anymore.
BEV BUTULA: Code blues? Check out this administrative site
Need to research an Administrative Code section from a state other than Wisconsin? Do you know which states offer both their Code and Register online?
View from around the state: Term limits for Supreme Court worth studying
The independent nature of the U.S. Supreme Court often has bedeviled presidents and members of Congress who would prefer to have more control over the lower-profile but co-equal branch of government.
Legal News
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
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