Commentary

Dec 17, 2021

Overcoming obstacles to recruiting and retaining diverse employees

As 2021 comes to a close, employers throughout the country are responding to what commentators have called the “Great Resignation.” Many workers are experiencing exhaustion, work-related stress, and burnout, and are responding by simply leaving their jobs. As reported, four million Americans quit in July 2021 alone, and that number continues to rise.

Dec 15, 2021

Editorial: A just outcome for Wisconsin with sexual-assault kits

Last week’s final steps to enact a law regarding the state’s processing of sexual assault kits was the right move for Wisconsin in both the legal and moral senses of the word. It is partial fulfillment of one of humanity’s oldest legal aphorisms: Justice, justice shall you pursue. There was never any real disagreement over […]

Dec 9, 2021

Money, schools and religion: A controversial combo returns to the Supreme Court

Since 1947, one topic in education has regularly come up at the Supreme Court more often than any other: disputes over religion.

Dec 8, 2021

EXPLAINER: What is ex-cop charged with in Wright death?

A white suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright, a Black man, said she meant to use her Taser to try to stop him from fleeing during an attempted arrest but accidentally grabbed her gun instead.

Dec 7, 2021

YEAR IN REVIEW: Looking back at happened in 2021 with family law

It’s time for my annual year in review – a look back at those new cases and statutes in family law which improve this area of law and those which, well, not so much.

Dec 2, 2021

Supreme Court could uphold abortion limits while preserving the privacy right under Roe v. Wade

Since the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to abortion almost 50 years ago, a powerful legal movement has sought to overturn the ruling, whereas abortion rights advocates have fought to protect it.

Dec 1, 2021

Penalties should be stiffer for impaired driving on recreational vehicles

Several communities around southeastern Wisconsin are considering changing the law to allow ATVs drive on roads.

Nov 29, 2021

Money, schools and religion return to the Supreme Court

Since 1947, one topic in education has regularly come up at the Supreme Court more often than any other: disputes over religion.

Nov 24, 2021

The aftershocks of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict

What a seismic difference a trial has made to public and media perceptions of Kyle Rittenhouse.

Nov 22, 2021

Supreme Court could redefine when a fetus becomes a person, upholding abortion limits while preserving the privacy right under Roe v. Wade

Since the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to abortion almost 50 years ago, a powerful legal movement has sought to overturn the ruling, whereas abortion rights advocates have fought to protect it.

Nov 19, 2021

What’s inside Biden’s $1.85T social and climate measure

President Joe Biden's $1.85 trillion plan to boost social and education programs as well as protect against global warming has passed the House, pushing it one step closer to law.

Nov 17, 2021

Rittenhouse case raises question: What makes a fair trial?

At one point, the 18-year-old murder defendant stood behind the seated, black-robed judge and peered over him to review evidence. At another, on Veterans Day, the judge led the jury and others in the courtroom in applause for veterans just as a defense witness who had served in the Army was about to testify.

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