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VIEW FROM AROUND THE STATE: Recount of close Supreme Court race makes plenty of sense
The race for Wisconsin Supreme Court produced one of the closest results in recent state history. With an unofficial count of the more than 1.2 million votes cast in Tuesday's election for the open seat, Judge Brian Hagedorn, a favorite of conservatives, leads Judge Lisa Neubauer, the chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals who drew substantial backing from liberals, by roughly 6,000 votes.
CRITIC’S CORNER: ‘Mistakes were made’: A reply to Michael Griesbach
Wisconsin prosecutor Michael Griesbach recently wrote, “To be sure, mistakes were made in the Avery case.”
CRITIC’S CORNER: Weird science in Wisconsin courts
Steven Avery was convicted of murder in 2007. At his trial, the state called numerous scientific experts to help seal his fate. Then, a few years later, Wisconsin adopted the stricter Daubert standard for the admissibility of expert testimony. Had this supposedly tougher standard been in effect earlier, how would it have affected Avery’s trial?
Commentary: Treat relationships like bank accounts
It’s not just your checking account that’s limited to going positive or negative: client relationships work much the same.
Editorial: More money, more problems
Recent proposals to limit or abolish state Supreme Court elections attempt to remedy public perception that the high court is a political hotbed.
THE DARK SIDE: Lawyers need to be more like carnies
Hanging out with some of the carnies who came to town this year, I was astonished at how, in a mere 10 years, the carnival industry had become so professional. And they did it without even spending mandatory carnie dues on a public image campaign.
THE DARK SIDE: Celebrating Human Achievement Day instead of Earth Day
Friday is what the progressives call “Earth Day.” I prefer to celebrate my own holiday, “Human Achievement Day.”
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Thoughts on liberty and fair prosecution
The American system of criminal justice is based on the principle that a person remains innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. That is the way it should be.
LEGAL CENTS: Great marketing plans don’t have to be expensive
Attorney Diane Mader didn't happen upon her successful practice, she planned it that way. Middleton-based Mader is a strong proponent of legal marketing because, as she puts it, "You need to plan your work and work your plan."
THE DARK SIDE: When good unions go bad
This is an example of what is wrong with public sector unions. I’m not attacking public sector unions here. They have their pros and cons. But this case is a good example of one of the cons — excessive litigation that private sector unions and employers wouldn’t pursue. It is a 188-page decision from the […]
Billable hour not on its way out just yet
One consistent theme to come out of the Great Recession is that the billable hour, if not dead, is dying as a metric of measuring law firm performance.
Commentary: Intern laws can be tough to navigate
In these difficult economic times, when many employers have had to cut their workforce and make do with less, it may be tempting for businesses to engage the services of unpaid interns – students or recent graduates who are willing to work for nothing in order to gain some work experience. With young adults being […]
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- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
- Facing mostly white juries, are Milwaukee County defendants of color truly judged by their peers?
- Milwaukee Mayor speaks in D.C. Tuesday at White House water summit
- Chicago man sentenced to prison after being caught with ‘Trump Gun’
- FTC bans non-competes
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Dane County Circuit Court
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