Commentary

May 9, 2016

Federal judge admonishes attorney for cursing at prosecutor

A federal judge has publicly admonished a longtime Cleveland criminal defense attorney after he swore at a prosecutor and called him profane names during a November sentencing hearing: http://bit.ly/1NoR5UM

May 5, 2016

View from around the state: State must get tougher on drunken drivers

How many times are we willing to tolerate someone getting caught driving drunk before we charge them with a felony?

May 4, 2016

View from around the state: Appoint a commission to find successor for Prosser

With the retirement of state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, Gov. Scott Walker has an opportunity to set an example for how justices are selected for Wisconsin's highest court. He should seize it.

May 3, 2016

BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Posner on prose: Oft-cited federal judge dispenses writing advice

Formidable 7th Circuit Judge Richard Posner recently published in the winter edition of the legal journal "Green Bag" the delightfully readable first installment of a two-part article: What is Obviously Wrong With the Federal Judiciary, Yet Eminently Curable.

May 2, 2016

Open letter to next State Bar president-elect: Lawyers should be allowed to discuss public aspects of closed cases

The next president of the Wisconsin State Bar, Paul Swanson, has promised to serve the organization's members in a variety of ways. I take him at his word, and am writing this open letter to suggest a starting point.

Apr 28, 2016

Resilience: An often overlooked ally

A recent study found lawyers have a rate of depression that is four times higher than that of the general population. The study also found lawyers have a rate of alcohol abuse that is three times higher than the general population.

Apr 27, 2016

Steps to recharge your battery

There are few things more discouraging than to invest significant time and effort in your career, only to want to quit because you feel burnt out.

Apr 26, 2016

View from around the state: Short-handed US Supreme Court missing calls

We're umpires; we call balls and strikes, John Roberts told a Senate committee at his confirmation hearings to become chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Apr 19, 2016

Case tests limits of exception for dying declarations

In Judge William Brash’s first published appellate opinion, he tackles the hearsay exception for dying declarations.

Apr 18, 2016

View from around the state: Another illustration of division in courts

Want yet another example of how thoroughly befouled Wisconsin's court system has become?

Apr 15, 2016

The new standard for rental inspections

The state in February enacted Act 176, which created a prohibition against local ordinances that require routine inspections of rental units.

Apr 14, 2016

Trial judge asks how grenade-like device works … boom

A trial in an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan was dramatically halted earlier this week after the judge asked a police officer how an explosive — that authorities say they took from the defendant — worked: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/trial_j[...]

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