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BLAWG LOG: DiMotto on the roles and duties of a judge with a jury; O’Hear on the 7th Circuit
One of the great advantages I have gained from my twitter account is a vast amount of information about juries, jury issues and jury problems.
THE DARK SIDE: I don’t want to be a member of the State Bar
At the end of Henrik Ibsen’s play, “The Pillars of Society,” after the so-called pillars of society have been shown to be a bunch of scoundre[...]
View from around the state: Justices must repair court’s reputation
The shameful incident involving a physical altercation between two justices of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court is closed. But there is a long way to go before the damage to the court's reputation can be repaired.
BEV BUTULA: World Statistics
Worldometers is an interesting website that provides real time statistics for a variety of topics. Areas addressed include world population, government & economics, society & media, environment, food, water, energy and health.
THE DARK SIDE: I can play with any of ’em
People say I’m crazy because I’ve gone back to practicing law full time out of my basement. Actually, people say I’m crazy for lots of reason[...]
LEGAL CENTS: BranchOut: Keeping it (sort of) professional on Facebook
BranchOut -- the free, year-old professional networking app for Facebook -- just can’t decide what it wants to be when it grows up.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Internet security a virtual requirement
The American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct have no formal ethical prohibition against conducting legal practice over the Internet.
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.
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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
