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State Jury Instructions Should Be Free
It seems to me that standard jury instructions should be free of charge, available on the Internet, and neither private parties nor non-profit groups should be able to copyright them and charge for them. The Seventh Circuit’s instructions are available for free on the Internet; why not Wisconsin’s? I’m no expert in copyright law, so […]
Eliminating judicial elections is not the answer
An opinion piece by the Wisconsin State Journal’s editorial board, which ran Jan. 12, proposes getting rid of judicial elections, in favor of selection by a “non-partisan committee” that would forward several names to the governor based on “merit.” The only reason the board gives is that this would remove the influence of money and […]
Isn’t it ironic?
The State Bar has launched what it claims is a “bi-partisan” Wisconsin Judicial Campaign Integrity Committee. Some of its purposes are laudable: educating the public on the difference between judicial and other elections. Others are more dubious: “The Committee may ask a candidate to withdraw any non-compliant judicial campaign materials (if controlled by the candidate) […[...]
I stand with the private bar
I share the motivations behind AB576, which would make more persons eligible for representation by the State Public Defender. In order to qualify today, a person must be poor enough to have qualified for AFDC, in 1987. Needless to say, many poor people, who cannot possibly afford representation on their own, fail to qualify under […]
Is state funding for indigents in civil cases constitutional?
The recently enacted state budget includes $1 million for the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation Inc. (WisTAF), which will make grants to programs that provide civil legal services to indigent persons. Assuming that such a grant is a “good thing,” as the State Bar of Wisconsin calls it, what clause in the State Constitution authorizes the […]
Bar should not limit ability to seek presidency
The State Bar of Wisconsin currently rotates its president-elect among three areas: Milwaukee; Madison; and out-state. Each year, it selects two candidates from one of the three regions, and the membership votes. However, any member of the bar can run against them, if he gets enough nominations. The bar wants to change that, so that, […]
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