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Chief Justice Roberts shows up for jury duty, not picked
Even Supreme Court justices have to report for jury duty. Chief Justice John Roberts showed up at a Rockville, Md., court Wednesday, but he was not picked to serve: http://usat.ly/1IlRUWX
BENCH BLOG: Court opens door for more ‘other-acts evidence’
In keeping with last year’s legislative changes to the state’s other-acts evidence statute, the conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court took a recent case involving the sexual assault of a child as an occasion to liberalize its application of this sort of evidence.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Prioritizing wants versus needs
It may seem obvious, but some lawyers need reminding: revenue has to exceed expenses in order to have cash flow.
Man kills his lawyer, judge, co-defendant in Italian court
A man on trial for fraudulent bankruptcy opened fire in Milan's courthouse Thursday in a "cold, premeditated" spree, killing his lawyer, a co-defendant and a judge before being captured nearly 25 kilometers away as he fled on a motorbike, officials said.
Protecting brands in the Internet age
Remember the Marlboro Man, that stalwart image forever linked to the American West? A symbol of ruggedness, he was used by the Philip Morris tobacco company to sell millions and millions of cigarettes from 1954 to 1999.
BENCH BLOG: Good-faith exception to exclusionary rule
In a hotly contested case about suppressing a dog’s sniff search of a residence, the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously decided that the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applied.
BEV BUTULA: DTIC offers range of scientific, technical research
It has been awhile since I wrote about a website that provides quality scientific or technical research.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Planted evidence yields only harm for justice system
There is nothing that harms the integrity of the criminal justice system more than a rogue officer planting evidence.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Networking — the ripple effect
Like the ripples that spread out wider and wider in a pool of water when you throw a pebble into it, your circle of networking contacts can also spread out, encompassing each other and expanding greatly on that original circle.
View from around the state: Let justices pick their leader
A statewide referendum on the April 7 ballot that would change the way the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is chosen isn't the stuff that will drive voters to the polls, to be sure.
BENCH BLOG: Crawford issue case shines light on expert reports
The Court of Appeals recently decided a Crawford issue in a murder trial. In so doing, it emphasized the importance of bringing in needed experts to testify.
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- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
- Reinhart named the 2024 Wisconsin law firm of the year by benchmark litigation
- Milwaukee’s Common Council now has the most African Americans, women and openly LGBTQ members ever
- Office of School Safety Provides Behavioral and Threat Assessment Management Training Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Columbine Shooting
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in Democratic governor’s suit against GOP-led Legislature
- Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor’s 400-year veto
- Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to neglect in disappearance of boy
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