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Mich. judge gets suspended in misconduct case
The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to publicly censure a Jackson County judge for misconduct and suspend him without pay for 30 days: http://bit.ly/1To9DTC
Lawyer is ordered to tell future clients he is a crook, cheat, thief and liar
A Wisconsin judge who sentenced a lawyer to five days in jail on Thursday thought it appropriate to continue the punishment with a condition he deemed a “moving jail.” Judge Philip Kirk of Waupaca County told Appleton lawyer Michael Petersen that during his 12 months of probation he will have to inform every client that he is a crook, cheat, thief and liar: 
BENCH BLOG: Choice of wrong legal route wastes opportunity in adoption case
The attorney for a same-sex couple recently tried unsuccessfully to use an adoption action to challenge the constitutionality of statutes related to artificial insemination and to the presumption of paternity stemming from marriage.
Law school student fakes her own kidnapping
What would you do to avoid having to take your final exams? Would you fake your own kidnapping? If you’re in the minority who would actually consider doing something as extreme as fabricating your own kidnapping, you’re not alone, because that seems to be exactly what happened at the University of Houston Law Center:
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Approaches to approaching fee discontent
What should you do if a client says to you, “Give me a 10 percent discount . . . or else”?
Bad blind date headed to court
It's a situation straight out of a bad romantic comedy: http://bit.ly/1My1TcR
BENCH BLOG: Heroin case yields not-so discreet test of court’s sentencing discretion
The District 2 Court of Appeals recently outdid itself for conciseness by issuing a five-page decision.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: She was just 17… and shouldn’t be tried as an adult
Under Wisconsin law, a 17-year-old is considered an “adult” for the purpose of criminal prosecution.
BENCH BLOG: Child porn case pushes new justice’s work into limelight
On the same day that Rebecca Bradley was appointed to the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals released her first appellate opinion that has been recommended for publication.
CLOSING ARGUMENTS: Four years on, has Wisconsin’s punitive-damage cap been beneficial?
With Gov. Scott Walker still best known for his Act 10 law that substantially curbed the collective-bargaining rights of most public employees, few might remember that his actual first priority upon taking office in 2011 was tort reform.
West Bend couple finds intoxicated intruder on couch
WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — A West Bend couple woke to a frightening surprise over the weekend: http://bit.ly/1Q2bIpk
Federal judge has attorney arrested after missing hearing
A federal judge in Akron, Ohio, had an attorney arrested at the Justice Center in downtown Cleveland on Thursday afternoon after the attorney did not show up to a morning hearing: http://bit.ly/1ipYGTY
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