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Justices of US Supreme Court to consider limit of ineffective assistance ruling
In a case that could help establish the limits of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last term in Martinez v. Ryan, which established defendants’ narrow right to the effective assistance of counsel in a post-conviction proceeding, the Court has agreed to decide whether a state court procedural default prevents a federal habeas court from hearing a post-conviction ineffective assistance claim.
Government asks US high court to consider DOMA case
The Solicitor General is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to ignore the front of the line in the Defense of Marriage Act petitions for certiorari and instead agree to hear the last one filed.
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State’s high court accepts six new cases, denies 48
The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Wednesday it accepted six new cases for review.
Court video offers firsthand accounts of life in Wis. foster system
State circuit court judges are getting a firsthand look at how the court system affects foster children.
Wis. Supreme Court accepts 8 new cases, denies 80
The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear eight new cases.
Supreme Court halts turnover of secret IRA tapes
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Boston College from turning interviews over to the government that academic researchers recorded with a former Irish Republic Army member.
Class arbitration issue splitting lower courts could go to US high court
After several U.S. Supreme Court rulings that toughened the standards for bringing class-action claims and boosted companies’ ability to compel arbitration to resolve conflicts, a new focus for litigation has emerged: class arbitration.
US Supreme Court seems split over affirmative action policy
In a highly contentious argument that ran well past its allotted one hour on Wednesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court clashed over the constitutionality of a university policy that considers race as a factor in admissions decisions.
State’s Supreme Court to hear arguments at Green County Justice Center
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments next month in the Green County Justice Center in Monroe.
Wis. Supreme Court suspends Minn. lawyer’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the law license of a Minnesota lawyer, the court’s second reciprocal-discipline sanction in a week.
State’s high court suspends attorney’s license
Illinois attorney Tommy Payne received a six-month disciplinary suspension Tuesday from the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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