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BEV BUTULA: Tap the Power
Back in 2008, I wrote a post about the Legislative Reference Bureau Library's Tap the Power bibliographies. The broad range of topics and resources are amazing. Their most recent release (April 2011) is definitely worth checking out.
BLAWG LOG: McMullen on maintenance; Kearney on the Fishbach fund
The current Wisconsin statute governing spousal maintenance is an undoubtedly well-meaning legislative attempt to give broad discretion to judges who must make difficult decisions about the division of financial assets at the time of a divorce. I believe, however, that the breathtakingly broad discretion granted under the statute is a mistake.
FAMILY LAW: New statute adds extra hurdle to admit expert testimony
One of Gov. Scott Walker’s first accomplishments in office was to sign 2011 Wis. Act 2, adopting the Daubert rule for admission of expert testimony.
BLAWG LOG: DiMotto on recall elections; Federal Evidence Review on other acts
Interesting legal blogs.
ON APPEAL: Motion for sentence modification tolls AEDPA
The timeline for filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal court challenging a state conviction is governed by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA). Recently, the United States Supreme Court addressed whether a state inmate’s challenge to his sentence tolls the deadline.
THE DARK SIDE: Public campaign financing in an unjust society
In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, he famously wrote, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
BLAWG LOG: O’Hear on Brady violations; Esenberg on the Ozanne opinion
Interesting legal blogs.
THE DARK SIDE: Thompson a solid pick for new public defender
Congratulations to Kelli Thompson on being named the state’s new public defender.
BLAWG LOG: More DiMotto on contempt; Pettit on CCAP
Some interesting legal blogs: More DiMotto on contempt. Pettit on CCAP.
BEV BUTULA: Lexis expanding its e-book collection
LexisNexis just announced that beginning Monday more than 100 new titles will be released in e-book format.
THE DARK SIDE: There’s no pilpul in the Wisconsin Law Journal
I recently learned a new Yiddish term while reading a novel called "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok: "pilpul."
BLAWG LOG: Esenberg on the budget repair bill; Kircher on subrogation
So what about Judge Sumi's order yesterday? I am quoted as saying that I was not surprised by the ruling but was critical of it. Both are true.
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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
