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Sword (or knife) of justice
The terms vigilante and fender bender do not really go together – unless you happen to be a judge in Kenya. No doubt, there have been occasions when judges in Wisconsin wished they could have climbed over their benches and given an attorney, defendant or member of the audience what for. But outside of the […]
Food for Thought
As any Brewer fan knows, CC Sabathia is a significant reason why the team is enjoying its first postseason appearance in more than a quarter of a century. But since his arrival in July, he has also proven to be a big benefactor of the legal community. No, Sabathia hasn’t spent time between starts negotiating […]
A Sinking Feeling
Milwaukee attorney Michael M. Berzowski doesn’t own a yacht. So news that he had taken out a $391,000 loan on a 48-foot Sea Ray vessel came as a bit of a shock. “I’m not much of a sailor,” said Berzowski, who does own a 14-foot speed boat.Berzowski, a partner at Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP and […]
The One and Only
When you are the only person to apply for a job, chances are pretty good you might get it. But Judge Kitty K. Brennan, the lone applicant for the vacant appellate court seat in District 1, was a likely a lock, regardless of the competition. On Aug. 21, Gov. Jim Doyle appointed the current Chief […]
No Fan of Violence
I’m all for rivalries, but when they result in a broken jaw, it serves a reminder of how foolish they can be. A couple of Chicago Cubs fan up from the Windy City to revel in the recent sweeping of our Brewers will stand trial in Milwaukee for battering a local fan after the game […]
Pigskinned
It’s always been a source of great debate – should girls be allowed to compete in predominantly male sports? The answer for one local high school girl could come from a jury in federal court. On Aug. 5, Ivyanne Elborough of Evansville, Wis., her mother and her attorney, Andrea Farrell, filed a discrimination suit against […]
Can you hear me now?
As someone who detests cell phones – never sent a text message, never will – it was interesting to see a judge take a stand against providers. In a preliminary ruling, California Superior Court Judge Bonnie Sabraw invalidated early termination fees charged by Sprint Nextel, which could be responsible for $18.2 million in restitution for […]
I just thought they liked to be called Kiwis
Last week a judge in New Zealand took a stand against parents who choose to name their children with sentences. The ink-eating moniker Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii was bestowed on a New Zealand girl at birth, until Judge Rob Murfitt stepped in and made the girl, now 9, a ward of the court […]
Court undresses FCC in Super Bowl suit
It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting on my buddy’s couch during Super Bowl XXXVIII, elbow deep in a bowl of homemade salsa, when he jabbed me in the ribs and said “dude, did you just see that?” The “that” in question was the now infamous “wardrobe malfunction” endured by pop star Janet […]
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- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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