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Feb 1, 2016

BENCH BLOG: Errors abound in child sexual assault case

An attorney’s recent representation of a defendant charged with child sexual assault was so ineffective that the defendant’s constitutional right to counsel was violated and his convictions reversed.

Jan 14, 2016

BENCH BLOG: Extending the reach of Daubert

The Court of Appeals has once again extended the application of Daubert standards in Wisconsin, this time to a social worker’s testimony in a case involving the sexual assault of a child.

Jan 7, 2016

CRITIC’S CORNER: A call to arms (so to speak)

Free speech is under attack — including at our nation’s colleges.

Jan 7, 2016

Packers, God, job

Attorney Curtis Creveling is a lifelong resident of Allentown, Pa. But ever since he was young kid, when his dad bought him a Green Bay Packers uniform for Christmas, he’s been a die-hard cheesehead. So when he was notified last month that he had won a ticket to a Packers playoff game scheduled the same day his client was due in court for a hearing, it wasn’t a close call. The Packers took [...]

Dec 30, 2015

BENCH BLOG: Divided appeals court affirms right of confrontation only at trials

The Court of Appeals has affirmed that it's not only the rules of evidence that do not apply in criminal pretrial proceedings; equally inapplicable is the right of confrontation.

Dec 28, 2015

How the Grinch lost the LSAT exams

Earlier this month, thousands of would-be law students sat down at testing locations across the country to take an exam that would play an incredibly significant role in the caliber of law school they’d be able to get into, and thus later impact the quality of job they’d be able to land after graduation. Of course, we’re speaking about the LSAT, a test that is administered three times each y[...]

Dec 9, 2015

Pennsylvania high court justice hit with ethics charges

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice was charged Tuesday with ethics violations that could lead to his removal after the state attorney general exposed lewd and offensive emails he swapped with friends and a state prosecutor through a private email account.

Dec 8, 2015

ON ETHICS: Sometimes the first will be last and the last first

Although I have written before about social media and ethics, a recent court order has me thinking yet another admonition is in order.

Dec 7, 2015

ON THE DEFENSIVE: With pay progression, prosecutors and defenders should come before judges

In her State of the Judiciary Address, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Pat Roggensack promised that she will fight for higher judicial salaries when the Legislature begins work on the state’s next budget.

Dec 1, 2015

BENCH BLOG: Attorney loses appeal of his own criminal conviction

The Court of Appeals has rejected a disbarred attorney’s pro se bid to overturn his felony conviction for theft.

Nov 30, 2015

Mich. judge gets suspended in misconduct case

The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to publicly censure a Jackson County judge for misconduct and suspend him without pay for 30 days: http://bit.ly/1To9DTC

Nov 25, 2015

Lawyer is ordered to tell future clients he is a crook, cheat, thief and liar

A Wisconsin judge who sentenced a lawyer to five days in jail on Thursday thought it appropriate to continue the punishment with a condition he deemed a “moving jail.” Judge Philip Kirk of Waupaca County told Appleton lawyer Michael Petersen that during his 12 months of probation he will have to inform every client that he is a crook, cheat, thief and liar: 

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