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View from around the state: Ruling is real danger to open records
On the surface, it might look reasonable, but an appeals court decision about the state's open records law will close the public's access to information it has a right to see.
Future-proof your law firm
The future of private practice has been the subject of much speculation for the last several years. While some partners behave as if things will go back to business as usual, most of those who are paying attention believe we are headed to a “new normal” in our future.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: The most challenging aspect of lawyering
The hardest part of lawyering, arguably, is collecting the money owed to you. Certainly, sending out a bill does not guarantee that the bill will be paid.
Pop quiz: Name that lawyer tune
You won’t find all that many songs about the law in pop music. More often, the charts are full of undying love, broken hearts or calls to party hearty.
Voting bills get little lobby support
Some Republican state lawmakers, upset by a federal judge’s ruling against the state’s voter identification law, are vowing to introduce new legislation.
How to create a security policy that sticks
When it comes to data security, experts often advise companies to put an employee security policy in place, and to have employees sign the document to prove they’ve read it and understood their responsibilities.
Law as a second career
Some people earn a law degree, then go on to be famous in some other venue. But what about the flip side of that, people who are in the public eye, then go on to a legal career?
View from around the state: Judge’s John Doe statements endorse twisted campaign system
A federal judge's order to stop a John Doe investigation into whether some conservative organizations illegally coordinated campaign financing with Gov. Scott Walker's recall election campaign in 2011 and 2012 has puzzled some in the legal community.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Know when to wield a supervisory writ
Every legal specialty has its outliers -- those remedies or procedures that, because they are rarely available or appropriate, tend to shrink from the mind.
Legal transcript comes to life — and it’s hilarious
Attorneys read through enough legal transcripts to recognize a gem when they see one. This month, they need look no further than Cuyahoga, Ohio.
BEV BUTULA: Congressional Research Service revisited
The Congressional Research Service provides policy and legal analysis to Congress. Reports written by the CRS staff are not intended for the public and can be difficult to locate online.
The social-media cocktail party, Part 2
While there’s no question that marketing through social media offers another avenue to sell yourself and build relationships, it continues to perplex many lawyers and law firms.
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- 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
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
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
