Bonnie Shucha on the recent legislative sesson (76086)
Bonnie Shucha on the recent legislative sesson.http://www.law.wisc.edu/blogs/wisblawg/2010/04/major_bills_before_the_wi_legi.html Joseph Kearney discusses Judge Sykes’ keynote speech at Women Judges Night.http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2010/04/26/sykes-sotomayor-and-women-judges/
Wisconsin Blawg Log
Check out these interesting legal blogs. Tip from the Wisconsin Business Law Blog about higher taxes.Link Douglas Berman on a recent child porn sentence in the Seventh Circuit.Link Professor Secunda on the U.S. Supreme Court’s grant of cert in a cat’s paw liability case.Link
Wisconsin Blawg Links
Check out these interesting legal blogs. Bonnie Shucha on CLE books unbound.Link Judge DiMotto on juror internet misconduct.Link Rick Esenberg on the National Day of Prayer.Link
Contributory negligence; Battling experts in the 7th Circuit
Judge DiMotto on contributory negligence.http://johndimotto.blogspot.com/2010/04/negligence-contributory-negligence.html Battling experts in the Seventh Circuit.http://federalevidence.com/blog/2010/april/will-fre-706-court-appointed-experts-avoid-unedifying-spectacle-battling-experts
Professor O’Hear on public defender financing
Informative legal blogs from around the state. Judge DiMotto on jurors trying to avoid service. Link Professor O’Hear on public defender financing. Link
Esenberg on mandatory health insurance; DiMotto on premises liability actions
Judge DiMotto on premises liability actions. Link Rick Esenberg on the constitutionality of mandatory health insurance. Link
Richard Esenberg on Twombly; Judge DiMotto on motions after verdict
Bonnie Shucha on changes to the Pacer system.LinkJudge DiMotto on motions after verdict.Link Richard Esenberg on Twombly and Iqbal.Link
Jon Groth on texting while driving; rule changes in Eastern District
Rule changes in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.Link Jon Groth on texting while driving.Link
Tracey Wood on sobriety checkpoints
What is a 'sobriety checkpoint'? A sobriety checkpoint is a police barricade set-up to snag drunk drivers. Discussion of noncompete clauses at the Wisconsin Business Law Blog.Link Capitalization in trial court briefs.Link Tracey Wood on sobriety checkpoints.Link
The confrontation clause and plain error at the Federal Evidence Blog
Since Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), testimonial statements are inadmissible under the Confrontation Clause unless the declarant testifies subject to cross examination. Michael O’Hear discusses bankruptcy fraud.Link The confrontation clause and plain error at the Federal Evidence Blog.Link
Judge DiMotto discusses the judge-jury relationship
The most important duty of a judge – the judicial gatekeeper – in a jury trial is to establish a relationship of trust with the jury panel from the moment the panel enters the courtroom. Judge DiMotto discusses the judge-jury relationship.Link Rick Esenberg on the Electoral College.Link Judicial notice of stock prices in the Seventh […]
Alan Borsuk addresses the future of family law
Fastcase now available on iPhones.Link Alan Borsuk addresses the future of family law.Link Nathan Dosch on the federal estate tax in 2010.Link
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- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property