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Jun 30, 2020

NEGOTIATING THEIR DIFFERENCES: How men, women bring different strengths to the table

In the movie “A Marriage Story,” a female lawyer (played by Laura Dern, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress) is incredibly compassionate toward her client, saying she will move forward with the divorce, “as gently as possible.”

Jun 17, 2020

OPINION: ‘Defunding’ police is not the answer

Throughout the country right now, there is a movement to “defund” law enforcement.

Jun 8, 2020

We cannot delay taking action to fight systemic racism

Americans are faced with a crisis of conscience.

Jun 5, 2020

Return To Work: How do we safely re-occupy buildings?

Many businesses moved with alarming speed to transition their workforce out of their physical workplaces to remote locations housed in dens, kitchens and other not-so-traditional spaces.

Jun 3, 2020

SILVER LININGS: Reflections on teaching law online

At Eckstein Hall, we have officially closed out the teaching segment of our 2020 Spring semester. Like the rest of Marquette University, we did so through online education. It wasn’t where we thought we’d be, but it was where we found ourselves.

May 29, 2020

Supreme Court wastes time on decision in first family-law case in eight years

It has been eight years since the Wisconsin Supreme Court accepted a review of a family-law case, other than regarding grandparent visitation.

May 19, 2020

OPINION: Politicians failed us. So it’s up to citizens to protect Wisconsin.

It’s up to us. We can’t count on our elected representatives to work together for the public good in Wisconsin. They have proved themselves utterly incapable of compromising even in an emergency to come up with a sensible plan to protect the health of our most vulnerable friends, neighbors and family members.

May 11, 2020

The unemployed deserve better than a busy signal

It’s now been about two months since Wisconsin’s Safer at Home order went into effect, shutting down many businesses and putting hundreds of thousands of people out of work.

May 7, 2020

Lawsuits test limits of political speech

President Trump, through his campaign, is suing television station WJFW-TV in Rhinelander for airing a political ad that allegedly defamed him.

May 1, 2020

COLUMN: COVID-19 and our water supply

Without a doubt, times are tough. The seemingly inexorable spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us desperate for good news. And make no mistake, there is some out there.

Apr 27, 2020

KEEPING IT CONFIDENTIAL: Protecting privilege while you’re working remotely

The attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications between clients and their attorneys that are made for the purpose of rendering legal advice and are kept confidential.

Apr 24, 2020

How support has changed in the age of COVID-19

Although I’m normally not one to bemoan the “good old days” gone by, there are instances in which I do. And given the unprecedented and unusual circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak as it affects the legal system, one such instance comes to mind.

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