CAPITOLISMS BLOG: Discord in the court
At least two justices on the state's Supreme Court have lobbied Senators in favor of a bill that would change the way the title of chief justice is bestowed in Wisconsin.
Commentary: Treat relationships like bank accounts
It’s not just your checking account that’s limited to going positive or negative: client relationships work much the same.
COURT GESTURES: Former Justice Diaz to speak on high court elections
So you think Wisconsin is the only state whose Supreme Court elections are seeing an influx of special interest money?
7 deadly sins of witness preparation
Law schools may do a good job of teaching legal principles and theory, but they often ignore the true focus of real world legal practice: the client.
COURT GESTURES: 50 shades of Craig
It didn’t exactly start like most 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinions do. This one was written a little more, well, provocatively …
View from around the state: Leave CCAP alone
State lawmakers are again second-guessing Wisconsin's online database for court records.
BEV BUTULA: Site makes statutory research easy
Did you know that the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives maintains a classification table for the U.S. Code?
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Are law firms really different?
Lawyers are special – principles of economics do not apply to us.
Good writing can keep you on target
Ten summers ago, after several years practicing law in New York, I moved to Minnesota to clerk for a federal judge.
New limits on the public trust doctrine
After years of expanding the public trust doctrine, the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Legislature are reversing course.
Trial attorneys need to understand appeals standards of review
After a case has concluded at the circuit court level, losing litigants often consult their trial attorney concerning their chances on appeal.
BENCH BLOG: Decision a handy reference for plea breach cases
A well-presented Court of Appeals case affirmed that when the defendant breaches a plea agreement prior to sentencing, the state may change its side of the agreement.
Legal News
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
- Bryan Steil teams up with election denier Jim Jordan
- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
- Hilton Doubletree Lawsuit: 8-year-old died after being sucked into swimming pool pipe
- Gov. Evers signs measure allowing tactical emergency medical services to bear arms
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
- Man shot at Miami Hilton
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
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