BLAWG LOG: The Legal Watchdog on the jury tax; Schober on false representation
The law states that a criminal defendant cannot be penalized merely for exercising a constitutional right, such as a jury trial.
BLAWG LOG: Welty on armed robbery by an unarmed defendant; Pettit on Madison’s new proposed legislation
The court of appeals recently held that a defendant who was initially unarmed, then stole a weapon from a victim, was properly convicted of armed robbery because the defendant was armed with the weapon that he stole. Sound circular?
BLAWG LOG: Judge DiMotto on judicial checklists, outlines; Swimmer on hot coffee
It is the responsibility of every judge to make a good record of every judicial proceeding in order to obtain a just outcome.
BLAWG LOG: Bashman on Judge Evans; Easterbrook on Judge Evans
Our colleague, Judge Terence T. Evans, died (Wednesday) night, a victim of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
BLAWG LOG: Pettit on holdover damages; O’Hear on the Commerce Clause
After a landlord has had her rental property returned through an eviction action or the tenant vacating of their own accord, a landlord has the option of pursuing the ex-tenant for money damages.
BLAWG LOG: Schober and Messler on electronic signatures; DiMotto on fundamental rights
Have you ever wondered, "Is my electronic signature binding?" As law catches up to technology, we are finally getting an answer to this question.
BLAWG LOG: Fallone on separation of powers; Federal Evidence Review on Daubert
In resentencing for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, admitting FBI agent's testimony as to the price of crack cocaine, based on the agent's experience in investigation of prices in various cities; a sentencing court may "rely on [a witness]'s testimony even if it may not have qualified as expert testimony" under FRE 702, as long as the sentencing evidence "has sufficient indicia of[...]
BLAWG LOG: Hannibal on timeshares; Cicchini on the jury system
Timeshare ownership in Wisconsin is governed primarily by Wis. Stat. § 707. The statute regulates the creation, termination and incidents of timeshare ownership, management of timeshare property, and timeshare sales, among other things.
BLAWG LOG: Prosser gag makes its way to Capitol Square
The ongoing controversy over Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s allegations that Justice David Prosser choked her during an argument June 13 ballooned to new heights Thursday.
BLAWG LOG: Papke on the Anthony verdict; Federal Evidence Review on the Confrontation Clause
I don’t know if Casey Anthony killed her daughter or not, but I am confident that primetime television drama helped her to walk.
BLAWG LOG: Disrespect for judges a national trend?; U of M law school considering abandoning state dollars
If Virginia judges are feeling a lack of love, maybe they should consider the plight of their judicial brethren in New York.
BLAWG LOG: Cicchini on surplus graduates; O’Hear on the right to counsel
For the second time this month, the Court has granted certiorari in a case dealing with the right to counsel in collateral proceedings.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on addition months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies