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As the state Supreme Court inches closer toward a performance audit of the State Bar of Wisconsin, some say the endeavor would be a waste of time and money.

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The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Feb. 2 on a potential $50,000 contract with a law firm to prosecute the county’s claims against two companies involved in construction and maintenance of the O’Donnell Park Parking Garage.

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Waukesha County Circuit Judge Ralph Ramirez said he doesn’t consider himself a role model, aside from setting a good example on how to live life for his three children.

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11-713, 11-714 & 11-715 Perry v.Perez

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10-2872 & 10-3079 U.S. v. Longstreet

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The dissolution of a 22-year-old court monitoring system has pushed Dane County judges toward the sidelines in sentencing in-home electronic supervision.

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On Thursday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously denied a petition seeking appointment of civil attorneys at public expense to poor people, but informally endorsed creation of a small-scale pilot project.

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11-1226 U.S. v. Webster

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11-3263 In re River East Plaza, LLC

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10-1543 U.S. v. Navarrette

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11-2089 Gore v. Alltel Communications, LLC

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The U.S. Supreme Court solidified its pro-arbitration stance in a recent decision interpreting the Credit Repair Organizations Act.

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2010AP748 Baumeister, et al. v. Automated Products Inc.

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2010AP2638 Lawton & Cates SC v. Alswager

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2011AP218 In re the marriage of: Stiller-Schleip v. Schleip

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2011AP707 West Towne Hotel Associates LLC v. CBL & Associates Management Inc.

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2011AP837 MacNeil v. Labor and Industry Review Commission, et al.

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A Milwaukee County Board could consider hiring a local law firm to represent the county in preparation of a potential lawsuit against companies involved in construction and maintenance of the O’Donnell Park parking garage.

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The woman in the photograph was memorable. She was bald and talking to a police officer at the scene of a car crash in 2008 near the Abbot Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

In a decision that could impact how injury benefits under a number of statutes that base calculations on the national average weekly wage, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court recently considered just when injured claimants are entitled to compensation under the Longshore and Harbor Worker’ Compensation Act – the date a disabled worker was injured or the date when the worker receives an award of disability payments.

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2010AP2515-CR State v. Randall

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2010AP2578-CR State v. Fargo

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2010AP2614 Singer, et al. v. Pneumo Abex LLC, et al.

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2010AP2675 State v. Moseby

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2011AP65 State v. Johnson

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2011AP435 Martin v. Extreme Auto Sales Plus Inc., et al.

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2011AP556 Hilldale Land Company LLC v. Harn

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2011AP621 Corddry v. Berg

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2011AP1910-FT In re the marriage of: Carew v. Carew

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2011AP1950-CR State v. Senger

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