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Late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday. The battle over timing to nominate her replacement has begun.
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Read More »Majority favors post-election US Supreme Court appointment (CHART)
Coronavirus in US prisons (CHART)
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Read More »STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS: 3 ways they can support your practice
Communications are constantly changing: look no further than bylines in your favorite local newspaper to know that newsrooms are shrinking and resources are constrained.
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Read More »Following denials, laid-off Wisconsin workers with disabilities now eligible for federal pandemic aid
By Bram Sable-Smith Wisconsin Public Radio Possibly hundreds of laid-off Wisconsin workers with disabilities can now obtain the sort of federal aid that other unemployed workers have been able to receive during the pandemic. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development ...
Tagged with: Caleb Frostman coronavirus Department of Workforce Development unemployment benefits Victor Forberger
Read More »COMMENTARY: Top-10 things to understand about making political contributions
All contributions to political candidates and independent expenditure political action committees are publicly disclosed.
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Read More »‘It doesn’t look like there’s an end in sight to this’: Pandemic drags on as $600 unemployment lifeline nears expiration
Will Cioci Wisconsin Watch Amy Moreland, a bartender in Madison who has been out of work since mid-March, immediately applied for state unemployment insurance after losing her job and eventually started receiving an extra $600 per week from the federal ...
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Read More »COVID considerations for future construction contracts – Part 2
The arrival of COVID-19 caused abrupt changes to construction practices. In a matter of days, things went from business as usual to social distancing.
Tagged with: Contracts Eric Meier Husch Blackwell Samantha Schacht
Read More »Judge lifts gag order in George Floyd case
Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill on Tuesday lifted a gag order in the criminal case against four former officers charged in death of George Floyd, but said he would take under advisement a news media coalition’s request to make body camera footage more widely available.
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Read More »OPINION: ‘Defunding’ police is not the answer
Throughout the country right now, there is a movement to “defund” law enforcement.
Read More »We cannot delay taking action to fight systemic racism
Return To Work: How do we safely re-occupy buildings?
Many businesses moved with alarming speed to transition their workforce out of their physical workplaces to remote locations housed in dens, kitchens and other not-so-traditional spaces.
Tagged with: coronavirus Husch Blackwell
Read More »Lawsuits test limits of political speech
President Trump, through his campaign, is suing television station WJFW-TV in Rhinelander for airing a political ad that allegedly defamed him.
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Read More »COLUMN: COVID-19 and our water supply
Without a doubt, times are tough. The seemingly inexorable spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us desperate for good news. And make no mistake, there is some out there.
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Read More »Mediation during the COVID-19 outbreak
In the first few weeks of the outbreak, we were able to convert the vast majority of the mediations that were scheduled to either telephone or video mediations, both in Wisconsin and across the United States
Tagged with: mediation Resolute Systems Richard Sankovitz
Read More »Let’s have this bring out the best in us
The world has been moving pretty fast lately; events are unfolding rapidly, and that can be unsettling.
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Read More »Trump gets four names for federal bench in Milwaukee
The two U.S. Senators from Wisconsin have given The White House the names of four candidates to replace Judge Rudolph Randa on the federal bench in Milwaukee. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, and Ron Johnson, a Republican, recommended to President ...
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Read More »BE CANDID! Being forthcoming in mediation submissions eases way to resolution
It’s common knowledge that almost all civil cases are resolved before trial. Sometimes, lawyers and parties are able to reach a resolution by direct negotiation. Often, it is necessary to use a mediator. Thus, the importance of an excellent mediation submission is crucial.
Tagged with: Alternative Dispute Resolution Patrick Fiedler
Read More »VIEW FROM THE HALLWAY: Judge-turned-mediator offers advice on what works
Judges are often asked for their views on what works and what doesn’t in the courtroom. This also extends to their thoughts on what persuades them and what persuades juries, and what doesn’t.
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Read More »Hate crimes remain at heightened levels (CHART)
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Read More »PFAS: Why the hysteria?
Consider this: as recently as a year ago, the term “PFAS” was relatively unknown to many lawyers, engineers and other environmental professionals.
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Read More »Employment disputes are often emotionally charged
Employment disputes present special difficulties because of the strong emotions involved on both sides.
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Read More »Dropbox ate my discovery requests: The current law on electronic service of legal documents
Imagine this: You’re a lawyer representing one of many defendants in a new lawsuit. You receive an email from the plaintiff’s lawyers, addressed to you as well as counsel for 19 other defendants. All that’s in the email is a link to a Dropbox folder, which contains 20 sets of discovery requests (one to each defendant).
Tagged with: e-discovery Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Foley & Lardner Greg Heinen
Read More »Proposed GAL rule a solution in want of a problem
On Oct. 22, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hold a public hearing on a petition to amend the Supreme Court rule regarding mandatory GAL training.
Read More »Pay-to-stay fees put some Wisconsin inmates in sizable debt
By IZABELA ZALUSKA Wisconsin Watch undefined MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In 2011, Sean Pugh was arrested for allegedly violating the terms of his release from prison. A year and a half into his roughly two-year stay in the Brown County ...
Read More »Arguments for, against legalizing marijuana (CHART)
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Read More »Addressing emerging data privacy risks at the board level
Almost a decade ago, McKinsey & Co. surveyed board directors about their level of understanding of the risks their companies faced, and stunningly, nearly one-third replied that they had limited or no understanding of their company’s risk profile.
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Read More »Votes for US Supreme Court justices (CHART)
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Read More »BEER-WARE OF WHAT YOU SAY: Can my literally true ad still be false advertising?
If you're in the business of brewing (or any other advertising), be careful about trash talking the competition, even if what you are saying is "technically right."
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Read More »Delegation from Georgia comes to Wisconsin to learn about US judiciary
Female judges from the country of Georgia recently visited Milwaukee to learn more about the U.S. judiciary, particularly to learn about how women support each other in the legal profession, to observe courtrooms in action, and to learn about how the law affects the lives of women and how it has advanced or hindered equality in the U.S.
Tagged with: Michael Best & Friedrich Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
Read More »YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: Abrahamson let the sunshine in
As Justice Shirley Abrahamson ends her tenure on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, after 43 years and more than 1,300 authored opinions, she leaves a rich legacy of legal scholarship, importantly including her support for government transparency.
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