Construction bidding dispute headed back to court
When Middleton officials stipulated that only members of a particular trade group could build a proposed public works garage using a method known as tilt-up concrete, the city limited the number of companies that could compete for the work.
Board of Governors opts to hold attorney hiring discussion behind closed doors (UPDATE)
The State Bar’s Board of Governors is scheduled to hold a discussion in closed session concerning the bar’s decision to hire an attorney to represent the organization in front of the state Supreme Court.
Judge hears arguments in abortion lawsuit (UPDATE)
A state attorney urged a judge Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to void statutes that require doctors to decide if a woman is consenting voluntarily to an abortion and to be present when the woman gets abortion-inducing drugs.
US high court takes on law barring false political speech
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to cast some constitutional doubt on a state statute that prohibits making false statements about political candidates during oral arguments in the case of Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, No. 13-193.
MBA to host free legal clinics
The Milwaukee Bar Association will provide free legal clinics on May 10 in honor of National Law Day.
US Supreme Court ponders if state law nixes homeowners’ toxic tort claim
The ability of a group of North Carolina homeowners to bring a lawsuit over latent contamination in their well water will come down to the U.S. Supreme Court’s answer to a single, if technical, question: Is there a functional difference between a statute of limitations and a statute of repose?
Inflatable rat at center of free speech federal lawsuit (UPDATE)
A local dispute over a construction and laborers union’s protest methods has led to a federal lawsuit.
Walker signs another round of law-related bills
Gov. Scott Walker signed 55 bills Wednesday, including several that could affect legal processes in Wisconsin.
Dues fees, outside counsel on State Bar’s agenda
Wisconsin attorneys will pay $30 more in dues per year if the State Bar’s Board of Governors passes its proposed budget during its meeting Friday and Saturday.
Judge postpones Middleton bidding lawsuit ruling
Dane County Judge Peter Anderson has extended until at least May 5 a temporary restraining order barring the construction of a public works building in Middleton following a daylong hearing in a lawsuit against the city.
State’s high court won’t review Brown Deer road case
The state Supreme Court will not review a lawsuit over a Brown Deer road project and land acquisition.
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