RIGHT TO WORK: Better get used to it in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently upheld Wisconsin’s right-to-work law in its decision in International Assoc. of Machinists District 10 and its Local Lodge 1061 v. State of Wisconsin, 2017 WI App 66.
Wisconsin’s central role in the future of partisan gerrymandering
On Oct. 3, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case Gill v. Whitford.
Case shows difficulty of untangling who is owed bundled debt
The phenomenon of corporate purchases of bundled consumer debt is nothing new. What is new is the question of what a successor buyer must show to collect on individual debt accounts within the bundle.
View from around the state: Keep police video under Open Records Law
An Assembly bill to restrict the release of body camera recordings would undermine the main rationale for equipping police officers with video devices.
Does defense victory in Blackman case go far enough?
Whether we practice as litigators or transactional attorneys, we have all dealt with convoluted statutes and regulations which, at times, seem deliberately contorted to frustrate the legal practitioner, or perhaps, penned with the intent of making certain that we will always have work. Which of these two the Legislature had in mind when it drafted […]
View from around the state: Making civility part of education
We are unapologetic defenders of the First Amendment — free speech, free press, freedom to assemble and ask the government to redress grievances, and religious freedoms.
View from around the state: SCOTUS must end ‘packing and cracking’
In what could lead to a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court last week heard arguments in a Wisconsin case that challenges the despicable practice of political parties drawing up legislative and congressional districts to lock in their power and disenfranchise voters.
View from around the state: Better laws needed to curb drunken driving
When the Tavern League of Wisconsin supports a bill to "crack down" on repeat drunken drivers, that's probably a sign the measure doesn't go far enough to address the problem.
ON MEDIATION: Mediation statements: Don’t just do them, give them to the right person
Preparing a mediation statement gives you an opportunity to take a serious look at your case and at your opponent’s case.
View from around the state: Don’t run up the deficit for a tax cut
House Speaker Paul Ryan told officials at a Harley-Davidson motorcycle factory in Menomonee Falls last week that Congress is moving "full throttle on tax reform."
Court weighs in again on when suspects are in custody
The Court of Appeals has once again taken up the circumstances in which a person can be considered to have been or not been arrested.
Anti-social media: Arguing ethically on the Internet
Despite my best efforts, I get sucked into arguments on social media, especially at night. Granted, most of the arguments involve extremely trivial things, so sleep deprivation notwithstanding, my involvement does not materially affect my life. (Still, wow, some people can be strident about football and television shows and whether pineapple belongs on pizza.) I […]
Legal News
- Congress to formally investigate Secret Service
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property