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THE DARK SIDE: I really do love an acquittal
My friend Nicole got called for jury duty a little while back.
BLAWG LOG: Kearney on Judge Wynn; Federal Evidence Review on lay testimony
It was my great pleasure to attend the investiture of Jim Wynn, L’79, as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
FORUM: Proposal to limit federal habeas corpus review of criminal convictions is wrong-headed and dangerous
In an editorial in the Sunday New York Times, April 17, 2011, entitled "Justice, Too Much and Too Expensive," two law professors from Indiana and Vanderbilt University present a radical proposal that federal court review of state court convictions under the writ of habeas corpus should be even more strictly limited than it currently is -- to just death penalty cases and cases in which the prisoner[...]
ON APPEAL: Walker’s budget impact on prison sentences
To say that Governor Scott Walker’s proposed biennial budget has gotten a little attention is a huge understatement. But little attention has focused on the immediate impact it will have on inmates serving sentences in Wisconsin prisons.
POMMER: Will court race embolden Walker?
How will Gov. Scott Walker react to the voters' decision in the just-completed Wisconsin Supreme Court race?
BLAWG LOG: Pettit on collecting money judgments; DiMotto on John Doe proceedings
Once you have evicted a tenant and have your property returned to you, you are confronted with the decision of whether to invest the time and money to pursue the ex-tenant for money damages or not.
BLAWG LOG: Shucha on unusual case names; Suhr on the ministerial exception
When the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Coulee Catholic Schools v. LIRC, 2009 WI 88, Professor Esenberg and I both took to this blog to praise Justice Gableman’s majority decision.
BEV BUTULA: It’s National Library Week
As a librarian, this week is a time for me to celebrate, educate and promote. Wisconsin has an amazing network of public and private libraries with knowledgeable and dedicated staff.
THE DARK SIDE: I send personal emails on my work computer
I’d like to propose an experiment. We all have friends who are judges, prosecutors, public defenders, city attorneys or lawyers with state agencies. I suggest that you send to one of your friends an email at their work account that is totally unrelated to work. Maybe something along the lines of: “That David Ziemer is […]
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER – Every client is a potential collection problem
Lawyers must understand the difference between pricing and billing. The price for legal services is typically an hourly rate, and is used to get the business and define the engagement. It is a prospective measurement.
JOB CITES: When the MVP is the alleged harasser
Every company has one. The all-star. The top performer. The employee who goes the extra mile and commands the respect of his or her peers. With these exceptional performers, if a complaint of impropriety is made against one of them, the allegations can be hard to believe. Often, there is a natural instinct to defend […]
BEV BUTULA: Tap the Power
Back in 2008, I wrote a post about the Legislative Reference Bureau Library's Tap the Power bibliographies. The broad range of topics and resources are amazing. Their most recent release (April 2011) is definitely worth checking out.
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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
