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Letter to the editor: Keep public notices in the hands of local businesses, not government
The Wisconsin Legislature is currently considering a bill that would give local governments the option to stop publishing a summary of their actions in your newspaper. Senate Bill 55 would allow local municipalities to post meeting minutes on their websites instead.
LOOKING BACK ON A TOUGH YEAR: Appeals court doesn’t always hit mark with family law cases
Last month, I took a look at the Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions in family law in the past year.
THE CASE ACT: New law could provide affordable remedy for copyright infringement
By Bryan Kroes Copyright protection may not be an everyday topic for construction and design companies, but it certainly should be considered as part of a comprehensive business plan. Any person or company that owns copyrightable material, whether a construction company, architecture or design firm, or marketing firm, may enjoy the copyright protections afforded under […]
Herman: Proud of our courts
Although most of my columns on family law criticize courts (it’s more entertaining than praising them), I am going to start my new project by praising our legal system. Although, for the most part, during the interim between the election and inauguration most politicians have looked disingenuous (and that’s a mild term), the courts almost uniformly have not.
NEW OPTIONS: New CDC and Wisconsin guidance allows reductions of quarantine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued revised guidance with options for reducing the length of quarantine for people who are asymptomatic but have also had close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
LOOKING BACK: Court didn’t distinguish itself with family law in 2020
Typically, I end a year of columns with a review of the previous year.
Survey: More training needed for negotiations rather than litigation
Several months ago, my friend, Dr. Ken Waldron, a (semi) retired psychologist from Madison, and I were discussing the importance to children of their divorcing parents peacefully settling their disputes when Ken noted the lack of empirical data on settlement negotiations.
Amy Coney Barrett sizes up 30-year-old precedent balancing religious freedom with rule of law
Justice Amy Coney Barrett's first week as an active Supreme Court justice began on Nov. 2 and almost immediately included a case that could test her credentials as a religious conservative.
Court should clarify how legal separation should be treated in insurance contracts
The Wisconsin Supreme Court now has an opportunity to clarify an area of family law which very much needs clarifying.
Concentration denied for most COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuits
Since COVID-19 struck, state and local governments have attempted to mitigate its spread by, among other things, suspending or restricting business operations.
WHO’S LIFE IS IT ANYWAY? ‘In between’ placement cases offer no easy answers
One of the most common questions clients ask me is: “When do the children get to make the decision as to placement?”
How to succeed in the virtual age
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