Commentary

May 30, 2019

No isn’t a four-letter word

So, this week, I was coming back from a vacation after a pretty solid month of briefing and hearings and research, and expecting to return to more of the same.

May 22, 2019

Choice of jobs in a time of full employment

When it comes to employment choices, having a support obligation means that the good ol' USA is no longer a free country.

May 10, 2019

Constitutional boundaries need enforcement

On May 15, the Supreme Court will hear arguments concerning the legality of the December 2018 “extraordinary session.” The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin is one of the plaintiffs in this lawsuit. In recent weeks, there have been some misconceptions perpetuated by those who oppose the merits of our case. Here are some facts of the lawsuit:

Apr 30, 2019

VIEW FROM AROUND THE STATE: Can the courts return balance?

Founders intended to avoid an all-powerful presidency.

Apr 25, 2019

New removal law ignores certain realities

It’s not that the previous law on relocation was perfect, but the new version, while improving on certain aspects, violates what should be a principal tenet for legislation: Don’t adopt laws, at least parts of which, everyone is just going to ignore.

Apr 2, 2019

Fathers’ rights groups too often overlook children’s interests

With a new legislative session underway, once again there are efforts to require Wisconsin family courts to order equal physical placement in every – or virtually every – case.

Feb 25, 2019

View from around the state: An opening to legalize medical marijuana

The use of medical marijuana — marijuana prescribed by a physician — has been shown to have substantial benefit for patients with cancer, glaucoma, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, among other conditions.

Jan 30, 2019

Legislation dealing with domestic abuse, custody not having intended effect

An interesting article recently appeared in the Wisconsin Lawyer concerning domestic abuse and child custody: Meuer, Gibart & Roach, “Domestic Abuse: Little Impact on Child Custody and Placement”, Wisconsin Lawyer, Vol. 91, No. 11 (December, 2018).

Jan 29, 2019

Wisconsin should speed up legalization of marijuana

Five years ago state Rep. Melissa Sargent rejected the backward thinking of those who seek to maintain a failed "drug war" and announced: "The facts clearly show that legalization is right for Wisconsin and that the most dangerous thing about marijuana is that it's illegal."

Jan 25, 2019

ACT 235 REVISITED: Further analysis of civil-procedure changes

Lawmakers, judges and lawyers have all struggled to find the appropriate balance between the ideas of liberal discovery, designed to ensure that every party can secure the best facts to support its positions, and the rising cost of litigation, much of which is spent on discovery, especially of electronic information.

Dec 26, 2018

View from around the state: Question: Do leaders reflect who we are?

If America wants to be great, America and its leaders must be good.

Dec 5, 2018

CRITIC’S CORNER: The oldest tricks in the interrogation book

Interrogators have tricks to get suspects to waive their Miranda rights and, once those are waived, to confess to crimes. But a confession won’t do the state any good unless a prosecutor can use it at trial.

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