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PIP, SSI benefits cases to be heard during December arguments
Cases tackling PIP benefits and what an insurer must pay for services provided by a court-appointed guardian are among the dozen cases to be heard during December oral argument.
Court to weigh social media and First Amendment
The court’s decision in this case could have wide-ranging effects on the manner and methods of government efforts to influence the information that guides the public’s debates and decisions.
Court’s power to award ‘joint custody’ of dog under review
To a single justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, a trial judge had treated Teddy Bear — a Pomeranian acquired by a since-estranged unmarried couple — “as if it were the parties’ child.”
8th Circuit tosses suit claiming false clothing sale prices
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed a woman failed to show an “ascertainable loss” when she purchased clothing from Old Navy at an allegedly deceptive sale price.
Sharing complaint with reporter did not waive privilege, appeals court rules
Attorneys do not waive the attorney-client or work product privilege by giving a copy of a final, signed complaint to a reporter before it is served or filed, the Court of Appeals ruled Monday, Nov. 6.
Milwaukee deputy city attorney may have done private legal work even while under scrutiny, inspector general says
A deputy city attorney in Milwaukee City Attorney Tearman Spencer's office has continued appearing in court on behalf of his private law firm even as he was under scrutiny over allegations that he was performing private work on city time, Milwaukee's inspector general said Monday.
Sanctions stand, but recalculation required
The appeals court remanded the case because the lower court erred in its calculation of the attorneys’ and paralegal fees.
Law schools are preparing for new bar exam
Big changes are on the horizon for bar exams in 2026.
Wisconsin Legislators propose near-total ban on noncompete agreements
This bill comes on the coattails of other efforts to ban or restrict noncompete agreements at the federal and state level.
Update: Suspect vehicle located in judge shooting, suspect still at-large
Authorities have recovered a silver Mercedes last known to be driven by Pedro Argote, the man who is being sought in Thursday night’s fatal attack on a judge who ruled against Argote in a divorce proceeding earlier that day.
LEGAL DESERTS: Scarcity of lawyers threatens justice in many rural areas
These “legal deserts,” as they have been called, are defined by the American Bar Association as counties with fewer than 1 attorney per 1,000 residents
Judge fatally shot in ‘targeted attack’ authorities seek man who had divorce case before him
A man who lost custody of his children in a contentious divorce case before a Washington County (Maryland) Circuit Court judge Thursday is being sought in the fatal shooting of the judge later in the day.
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- Black and Latino voters suing in federal court to block congressional district’s weakening minority voting
- Gov. Evers appoints Nicole Ziebell as Marquette County Register of Deeds
- Dane County looks to stop forcing unwed fathers to repay Medicaid birth costs from before 2020
- Republican leaders of Wisconsin Legislature at odds over withholding university pay raises
- Wisconsin pastor accused of exploiting children in Venezuela and Cuba gets 15 years
- Remains found in Indiana in 1982 identified as those of Wisconsin woman who vanished at age 20
- Wisconsin law requires vehicles to stay back from a working snowplow
- Jan. 6 suits can proceed
- House Expulsion of Santos marks sixth in chamber’s history
- PIP, SSI benefits cases to be heard during December arguments
- Court: City violated order in dispute over fire departments
- Judge bars media cameras in slayings case, but the court will livestream
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