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BLAWG LOG: Welty on armed robbery by an unarmed defendant; Pettit on Madison’s new proposed legislation
The court of appeals recently held that a defendant who was initially unarmed, then stole a weapon from a victim, was properly convicted of armed robbery because the defendant was armed with the weapon that he stole. Sound circular?
BLAWG LOG: Judge DiMotto on judicial checklists, outlines; Swimmer on hot coffee
It is the responsibility of every judge to make a good record of every judicial proceeding in order to obtain a just outcome.
Just where is the Supreme Court’s jury box?
When people ask Brian Lamb, CEO of C-SPAN, when we're going to see cameras in the Supreme Court, instead of answering, he asks them a question instead. "Where is the jury box in the Supreme Court?" he asks.
THE DARK SIDE: Shoot a gun outside your house and I’ll take your house
When you are a friendly neighborhood lawyer, you never know what sort of advice or representation your clients may need.
BEV BUTULA: International Association for Identification
I noticed that the Frontier Airlines Convention Center in Milwaukee was hosting the IAI Conference.
BLAWG LOG: Bashman on Judge Evans; Easterbrook on Judge Evans
Our colleague, Judge Terence T. Evans, died (Wednesday) night, a victim of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
JOB CITES: EEOC examines use of leave as reasonable accommodation
On June 8, the EEOC held a Commission Meeting where the use of leave as a reasonable accommodation was explored.
THE DARK SIDE: The personal really is political
There is an expression that goes, “The personal is political.”
View from around the state: Lawyer discipline needs independent review
The state agency that polices lawyers has launched a review of its processes after revelations that dozens of lawyers with criminal records are still practicing law in Wisconsin and that unsuspecting clients may have entrusted lawyers suspected of corruption with thousands of dollars.
BLAWG LOG: Pettit on holdover damages; O’Hear on the Commerce Clause
After a landlord has had her rental property returned through an eviction action or the tenant vacating of their own accord, a landlord has the option of pursuing the ex-tenant for money damages.
BEV BUTULA: DRAGNET
The New York Law School library offers a very interesting tool called DRAGNET. DRAGNET stands for “Database Resource Access using Google's New Electronic Technologies.”
Look for good communicators when expert hunting
How do you choose an expert witness? Many attorneys ask their friends, post a request to an online plaintiffs’ or defense list-serve, pay a firm that supplies expert witnesses, or troll for professors on the websites of local colleges.
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- 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
