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Benchmarks: Rap videos can’t be used against accused pimp
If a pimp boasts about his activities in rap videos, it seems more than fair that prosecutors be allowed to use his musical performances against him to obtain a conviction.
BEV BUTULA: Legislative District Almanac a source for demographic data
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau recently released the third edition of the Legislative District Almanac.
Music downloading verdict illustrates need to revisit copyright statute
A U.S. District Court judge’s recent decision upholding a $675,000 verdict in a music downloading case should prompt Congress to step in and review the governing statute.
Can marketing your practice make you happier?
There’s been a dramatic shift in how psychologists view happiness.
TORT REPORT: What employers need to know about concealed-carry immunity
Wisconsin’s new concealed-carry law, while heralded by many gun-rights advocates, has created some confusion for employers and property owners.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: The problem with bankruptcy isn’t attorneys’ fees
In recent months press reports have discussed the Justice Department’s attempt to control bankruptcy lawyers fees.
BLAWG LOG: Who’s legally liable for bullying?
The perpetrators of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre were discovered to have previously been the victims of bullying.
Taxation of e-discovery costs
When it comes to electronically stored information, “[t]he fuss is about money. Discovery is expensive, and electronic discovery is really expensive.” A.L. Brown, “The Manageable Challenge of Electronic Discovery,” formerly posted at www.rkmc.com. Nevertheless, courts h[...]
BEV BUTULA: You’ll profit from these nonprofit blogs
A list of some non-profit law blogs.
Book review: E-discovery tips for small cases
While the sheer amount of electronically stored information continues to grow, the cases in which it appears are sometimes small.
Social media need for ad revenues spurs new offerings for companies
If you’re a Facebook junkie, if you have a black belt in tweeting or if you are the mayor of your favorite coffee shop on Foursquare, you might not like the news from a leading technology consultant: More advertising is coming to all your favorite social media platforms, including mobile devices, and it will be showing up in places you haven’t seen it before.
JOB CITES: The art of defending unemployment claims
A common dilemma for employers is contesting an unemployment claim now and possibly a discrimination claim by the same former employee later.
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- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
