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Jan 6, 2023

Here’s to a more transparent 2023

As ever, 2022 was a roller coaster year for open government.  

Jan 4, 2023

Wisconsin legal community rallies to aid Afghan immigration

In August 2021, the United States evacuated more than 76,000 Afghans who had aided the U.S. and the international community in their Afghanistan mission.

Jan 3, 2023

Fiscal Facts: STEM workers a strength, but metro Milwaukee lags in other innovation metrics

Metro Milwaukee’s concentration of workers employed in STEM occupations is a competitive strength, but it lags peer metros on other metrics including productivity, household income, exports, and venture capital funding.

Dec 16, 2022

Avoid probate so your loved ones can properly grieve

People often believe that having a will alone avoids probate after death. This is simply not true. Avoiding probate requires you to take active steps so that you don’t have to go through the time-consuming process.

Dec 15, 2022

Editorial: Same-sex marriage wins again — this time for good

Dearly beloved, we gather here today to celebrate federal protection for same-sex marriage.

Dec 14, 2022

Wisconsin Supreme Court election gets off to ugly start

One of the ugly parts of our legal system is the politics of electing judges. With an election for a Supreme Court justice in 2023, the ugliness has gotten an early start.

Dec 13, 2022

Respect for Marriage Act has a few key limitations

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the the Respect for Marriage Act – a law that codifies both interracial and same-gender marriage – on Dec. 8, 2022.

Dec 7, 2022

US Supreme Court signals sympathy with web designer opposed to same-sex marriage in free speech case

In front of the U.S. Supreme Court justices on Dec. 5 was 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis – a major case regarding LGBTQ rights and free speech.

Nov 30, 2022

Competing rights and interests

On Nov. 6, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Brackeen v. Haaland, a case which presented numerous constitutional and legislative issues regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act or ICWA. 

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Nov 15, 2022

Pro se representation comes at a cost

Few recent trials have attracted as much attention in the non-legal world than the Brooks trial in Waukesha. 

Nov 14, 2022

Why it may not matter whether Elon Musk broke US labor laws with his mass firings at Twitter

About a week after Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter on Oct. 28, the social media platform stirred up a storm of controversy by abruptly firing about half of its 7,500 employees.

Nov 4, 2022

Out of the mouths of babes

While a child of 16 years with a car is going to make his or her own decision about placement, do we really want to give a 7 year old that authority?

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