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Seventh Circuit: Objection must be more specific

Is the war on terror a 'real' war?

Bar adopts justice needs report, recommendations as policy

How to commit fraud and get away with it

Marquette Law School receives record donation

The decision has the potential for enormous implications, and they are not good ones. The defense’s objection in this case — “Objection. Hearsay.” — is a commonplace one, and has long been assumed to be a sufficiently specific objection, at ...

The case illustrates the caveat, “Be careful what you wish for; you just might get it.” Lester has managed to keep the property in the family (and keep it intact except for Sue), but at what cost? Sue sold her ...

Alienation restraint also precludes partition of property

Diel elected to succeed Basting; Connolly becomes treasurer

If not reversed by the Supreme Court, the decision creates what may be only a one-time windfall for municipalities. Presumably, companies that rent property for less than a month, but are willing to rent for more than a month if ...

Exemption limited to short-term leases

Was key element in Dassey conviction

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Voluntary Bar amendment moves forward

Hon. Prosser The long-running, and long-avoided, dispute between unsuccessful candidate for governor, Mark Green, and the State Elections Board was dismissed on April 25, pursuant to the parties’ settlement of the case on March 16, and their joint motion to ...

Although the court held that the union representative in this case was acting as an agent of the attorney, attorneys should not carelessly assume that it is always OK to have a union rep. around while you discuss facts with ...

Union representative's presence doesn't destroy privilege

Decision to investigate comes two days after Ethics Board announcement

Wisconsin Law Journal photo by Jack Zemlicka Attorney James L. Santelle received the Judge Robert W. Warren Public Service Award at the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association 5th Annual Meeting and Presentation on April 19 at the Milwaukee Athletic ...

CEO pay: Fraud, excessive, or none of the above?

The separation of work and play is a delicate balance and one which was achieved by former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan S. Heffernan, who died at age 86 on April 13. A native of Frederic, Wis., Heffernan sat ...

Supreme Court to consider multijurisdictional practice changes this fall

If one were to read only the brief of the State of Michigan and amicus curiae briefs on both sides of the issue, one could reasonably have concluded that the issue in this case was the wisdom of state consumer ...

Federal banking law preempts state law

“One thing I’ve learned as a municipal court judge is the enormous power that the driver’s license bears.” James A. Gramling, Jr., Milwaukee Municipal Court Milwaukee Municipal Court Judge James A. Gramling Jr. says that at first, he really didn’t ...

Plan approved because creditor did not object

Pocan holds off Liegel for Milwaukee seat

The decision is significant in two respects: reemphasizing that the court will not accept probation-only sentences for large-scale white collar criminals; and adding to the list of factors that are not permissible grounds for a below-guideline sentence. In U.S. v. ...

White collar criminal must go to prison

The case is a good candidate for Supreme Court review and ultimately, reversal. The court of appeals’ distinction between recordings made under color of law, and those not made under color of law, was plainly rejected by the Wisconsin Supreme ...

Police involvement required for tape's admission