All this and crippling student debt, too
You want the best job around so you go to law school to become a lawyer.
BEV BUTULA: In search of the best search
I am often asked for suggestions of alternative search engines when Google is not immediately producing the best results. My response, obviously, varies depending on the type of information being sought, but here are a couple of my favorites.
Cause for concern with state’s blood alcohol tests
My colleagues and I have discovered a series of abnormal blood alcohol tests done at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, which casts serious doubt about the reliability of blood alcohol tests in Wisconsin.
BENCH BLOG: A frustrating decision from the Court of Appeals (UPDATE)
In a decision that touches all three branches of government, the court of appeals decided that in actions for civil forfeiture pretrial discovery may be conducted.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEFS WRITER: Notices of appeal: The finality saga continues
This column’s main mantra for appeals is to appeal from any decision, order or judgment which could reasonably be construed as “appealable.”
View from around the state: Don’t restrict court record access
If you're looking for a sign of spring in Wisconsin, opponents of openness are once again proposing restrictions on public information contained on one of the nation's most accessible online systems of court records.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Criminal justice system powerless against addiction
There is a crisis in this country. Considerable numbers of otherwise good people have become addicted to opiates.
Letter to the editor: Bar proposal makes sense
I am writing in response to the Wisconsin Law Journal’s Feb. 3, 2014, editorial “Fight for your rights.”
LEGAL CENTS: A niche practice with heart
If you’re looking for a niche practice, my sincere hope is you’ll consider the one taken on by Minneapolis attorney Emily Cooper.
A ‘wildcat pouncing on a porcupine’
It seems like the State Bar may be a little hurt over questions the Supreme Court asked them during a hearing Jan. 21 about a petition that seeks the ability to boot a member of the Board of Governors.
BENCH BLOG: The case for more treatment courts
Wisconsin has become a hotbed for treatment courts.
EDITORIAL: Fight for your rights
Only two of 40 State Bar governors in June voted against a bylaw that tramples members’ First Amendment rights.
Legal News
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
- Facing mostly white juries, are Milwaukee County defendants of color truly judged by their peers?
- Milwaukee Mayor speaks in D.C. Tuesday at White House water summit
- Chicago man sentenced to prison after being caught with ‘Trump Gun’
- FTC bans non-competes
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Dane County Circuit Court
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