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Court: Reduced crack sentences not retroactive
A 2010 law designed to eliminate harsher sentences for black offenders convicted of crack cocaine crimes should not apply retroactively, a federal appeals court ruled in a deeply divided decision that several dissenting judges wrote amounts to furthering racial discrimination.
How to increase your believability in the courtroom
We’ve all heard the joke: “How do you know when a lawyer is lying? His lips are moving.”
State Supreme Court won’t review release revocation
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to review a decision that sent a man who killed a priest and two others in La Crosse County back to a mental health facility.
Appeals court sides with employers on arbitration (UPDATE)
Employers can require their workers to sign arbitration agreements waiving all rights to class-action lawsuits over workplace grievances, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
7th Circuit judges hear arguments on state’s abortion law (UPDATE)
An appellate court on Tuesday questioned a lawyer for the state of Wisconsin about why lawmakers singled out abortion clinics in requiring their doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, as judges heard arguments about a hotly debated law.
Attorney who asked client to buy weed suspended for 3 years
A Marathon attorney who gave a teenage client $400 to buy him an ounce of marijuana was suspended from practicing law for three years.
High court casts doubt on frequent flier’s lawsuit (UPDATE)
The Supreme Court indicated Tuesday it won't offer much help to frequent fliers who want to sue when airlines revoke their miles or their memberships.
Bonus time: Year-end cash payouts on tap for many
If you have received a year-end bonus in recent years, chances are that you will get another one this year — a possible sign that there is some semblance of economic recovery in the legal profession.
Ex-payroll worker accused in $1M embezzlement
A former payroll specialist at Wheaton Franciscan Services is accused of embezzling more than $1 million to support her gambling, according to a complaint released Monday.
Federal appeals court to hear abortion case
A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's contentious new law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
Wisconsin serial killer dies in South Dakota (UPDATE)
A man suspected of killing seven women in Milwaukee over a 21-year-period has died in South Dakota, where he was serving a life prison sentence.
Change is about to shift into overdrive in law
In 1996, Richard Susskind declared that someday, email would be the primary means of communications for legal professionals — a prediction that was greeted with scorn by attorneys and industry observers.
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