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THE DARK SIDE: Why bother with law review articles
I was having lunch last month with a friend who happens to be a law professor, when I remarked that I was finally going to write a law review article that I have been contemplating for some time.
LAWTECH: The good and bad of Microsoft’s Office 365
Microsoft recently announced the public release of Office 365, the cloud-based subscription version of its Office productivity suite.
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.
LEGAL CENTS: Super Lawyers, Part One: What’s in a name?
Summer is the time of year when select attorneys are informed that they’ve been designated as “Super Lawyers” by a publication of the same name. But are they really the best lawyers in our metropolis?
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: A Lawyer’s Paths to Success
Successful lawyers tend to work long hours and are focused and passionate about what they do. But the billable hour is only a method of accounting; it is not the reason for working long hours.
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.
Just where is the Supreme Court’s jury box?
When people ask Brian Lamb, CEO of C-SPAN, when we're going to see cameras in the Supreme Court, instead of answering, he asks them a question instead. "Where is the jury box in the Supreme Court?" he asks.
THE DARK SIDE: Shoot a gun outside your house and I’ll take your house
When you are a friendly neighborhood lawyer, you never know what sort of advice or representation your clients may need.
BEV BUTULA: International Association for Identification
I noticed that the Frontier Airlines Convention Center in Milwaukee was hosting the IAI Conference.
JOB CITES: EEOC examines use of leave as reasonable accommodation
On June 8, the EEOC held a Commission Meeting where the use of leave as a reasonable accommodation was explored.
THE DARK SIDE: The personal really is political
There is an expression that goes, “The personal is political.”
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- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- 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
