Hearings on preliminary hearings becoming not so preliminary
The longest preliminary hearing occurred in Outagamie County in September 1987. It took six weeks.
Bar starts its cash call-outs
The State Bar is starting a bit early in its attempts to get more money for the courts system in the next year’s budget.
COURT GESTURES: Abrahamson, Prosser sound off in Friday opinions
It seems like Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Justice David Prosser had a lot more on their minds Friday than just the facts of the four Office of Lawyer Regulation cases for which they released opinions.
COURT GESTURES: Niess doesn’t play nice with serial litigant
Serial pro se litigant Rodney Rigsby is still at it.
Pay to play: Rove, Gibbs coming to State Bar conference
The State Bar is spending $51,000 to bring Robert Gibbs and Karl Rove to its 2014 Annual Meeting & Conference next month.
Bar leadership trying to rally support for term-limit proposal
It seems State Bar leadership is finally figuring out they have a long road ahead to get the Legislature and voters to go along with a proposed Constitutional amendment to limit state Supreme Court justices to a single, 16-year term.
A second ‘second chance?’
The State Bar spent $219,603.25 on lobbying in 2013. They spent 5,452 hours advocating for their many positions, firmly putting them near the top of the heap in terms of time spent.
Dancing around the Dahmer files
Nathan Schilz is walking a fine line by putting Jeffrey Dahmer at the center of a musical.
Rep. Kooyenga wants to pay up
Rep. Dale Kooyenga said he is going to get the money owed to Robert Stinson one way or another, even if it means putting it in next year’s budget.
Pussy Riot takes on Van Hollen
I didn’t think Pussy Riot even knew that Wisconsin existed. I guess I was wrong.
Racine bar owner lawsuit started small
One of the attorneys representing a group of Racine bar owners who are suing city officials for alleged racial discrimination said the suit started with one person and grew from there.
Public financing bill takes a beating
An attempt made by Assembly Democrats on Tuesday to force a vote on public financing for, among other offices, Supreme Court justices was given the swift punt that most expected.
Legal News
- 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
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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