Editorial: Veterans courts built to last
This month’s Wisconsin Law Journal print edition's cover story about veterans courts has lots of information, but glaringly lacks the answer to the most important question: Are veterans courts successful?
He speaks!
Monday, for the first time since Feb. 22, 2006, Thomas spoke actual words during oral arguments, uttering “Well, he did not …” according to the official transcript.
BEV BUTULA: Executive orders at your fingertips
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau maintains a nice subject index to Wisconsin Governor’s executive orders.
BLAWG LOG: O’Hear on developments affecting right to counsel; Greipp on dogs and contracts
In three cases since 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court has seemingly strengthened the chronically anemic right to effective assistance of counsel.
App roundup: Latest tools help with jury selection, CLE and more
Wondering what apps to try and what ones to skip? Check out this roundup of the latest legal apps worth considering.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: 3 essential questions regarding retirement
Every lawyer should make a financial plan for retirement.
BEV BUTULA: GAO goes online for key issues
The Government Accountability Office has announced a new online tool titled Key Issues.
ADA/AADAA/EEOC = OMG!
The Americans with Disabilities Act is back, rejuvenated and stronger than ever.
This is not your parents’ legal marketplace
Changes in billing methods, improvements in technology, a turbulent economy and the globalization of the legal practice have left lawyers with a landscape far different from the one we worked in a decade ago.
JOB CITES: Don’t be afraid to care about subordinates
A friend recently shared with me that she was “afraid to care” when it came to the subordinates she encounters on a daily basis. Especially during this holiday season, it struck me as a sad commentary on what the exponential growth of lawsuits has done to the important interpersonal and professional relationships in the workplace.
FAMILY LAW: The good, bad and ugly family court opinions of 2012
As a family law attorney, I prefer when the courts get it right. It makes it much easier to practice law when there is consistency.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: There’s no such thing as successful multitasking
People are still talking on the phone and texting while driving despite the statistics that prove it can be deadly and despite it being against the law.
Legal News
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- 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
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
- Teen charged with stealing Trump campaign team SUV from Pfister Hotel
Case Digests
- Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes
- Separation of Powers- Legislative Oversight of Executive Actions
- Notice of Recommitment and Involuntary Medication Hearings
- Firearm Possession-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Motion for Substitute Counsel
- Jury Instructions
- Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- Fourth and 14th Amendment Rights-Parental Medical Neglect
- Eminent Domain
- Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claim-§1983 claim
- Employment Law- Title VII
- Employment Law