BLAWG LOG: Fallone on victory for ObamaCare
The decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius is a victory for the supporters of the Affordable Care Act, and a fairly broad vindication for the constitutionality of the law.
BLAWG LOG: Boyden on speech by proxy and do video games dream of electric speech?
On Friday I mentioned Tim Wu’s op-ed last week, which asked if machines “have a constitutional right to free speech”?
THE DARK SIDE: I love ‘not guilty’ verdicts
I recently spent a little downtime scouring Article I of the U.S. Constitution. What I was looking for was the provision saying that Congress has authority to hold investigations into steroid use by baseball players.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Cash flow and moral responsibility
Cash flow is the lubricant that enables all businesses to function. When you take too much money out of the organization, you will have a cash flow challenge.
BEV BUTULA: EEOC puts briefs online
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced that it has put its appellate and amicus briefs going back to 2000 on its external website.
Fore a good time, make your golf outing sponsorship a hole-in-one
Even as the economy rebounds from the recent downturn, businesses still need to use caution with outside spending and make every dollar count.
THE DARK SIDE: Where have all the burglars gone?
As a matter of policy, I generally avoid modern literature.
LEGAL CENTS: How to brand your practice through cause marketing
About a year ago, Milwaukee plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyer Steve Gabert decided he’d heard one too many defendants testify that “I just didn’t see” the bicyclist.
Editorial: Wrong road taken in Brown Deer
Brown Deer will soon find out the cost of overestimating the public’s trust in government.
FAMILY LAW: Court of Appeals’ decision important for what it didn’t do
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals’ decision in Nehls v. Nehls, No. 2011AP2330 (filed June 13), marked the first family law case recommended for publication by the appellate court since March 6, 2012.
BEV BUTULA: GAO’s Blue Book can make you happy
The U.S. Government Accountability Office conducts studies on all areas of the federal government.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: When is a flat fee refundable?
An interesting issue can be raised about one type of alternative billing arrangement, namely a fixed or flat fee with the billing rate determined and stipulated in the engagement letter, before the assignment even begins.
Legal News
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- 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
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