THE DARK SIDE: Medicaid case fails test for jury
Last month, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the state is entitled to a jury trial when suing a private actor for Medicaid fraud under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (State v. Abbott Laboratories, 2012 WI 62).
THE DARK SIDE: On dogs and baseball
The skills that make a person a great attorney are not so limited as they are in baseball.
THE DARK SIDE: Everything about practicing law I learned from Ecclesiastes
Practicing law well is a lot like living a well-lived life.
THE DARK SIDE: Lack of judicial temperament is like obscenity
The other day, some of us were discussing “judicial temperament,” or more specifically, we were swapping war stories about the lack of it.
THE DARK SIDE: I love ‘not guilty’ verdicts
I recently spent a little downtime scouring Article I of the U.S. Constitution. What I was looking for was the provision saying that Congress has authority to hold investigations into steroid use by baseball players.
THE DARK SIDE: Where have all the burglars gone?
As a matter of policy, I generally avoid modern literature.
THE DARK SIDE: Citation to unpublished opinions is like crying Wolff
I recently received a very nice letter from Chief Justice Abrahamson, thanking me for my service on the Supreme Court’s committee to study citation to unpublished opinions.
THE DARK SIDE: On ‘filled milk’ and the Beatles
A conversation occurs whenever an argument breaks out over U.S. v. Carolene Products, 304 U.S. 144 (1938), which deals with unconscionably upholding the criminalization of shipping filled milk across a state line.
THE DARK SIDE: Don’t let your clients sign land contracts
It is safe to say there is very little about which an old-school conservative like me and an advocate for majoritarian tyranny, such as Roscoe Pound, could agree.
THE DARK SIDE: Appeal to what is best in jurors
Many years ago, a former Alabama congressman told me the following story:
THE DARK SIDE: Hold the broccoli, Congress
Unless it’s served with lots of beef and slathered with Hunan sauce, I don’t much care for broccoli.
THE DARK SIDE: Green Acres is the place for me
Upon being spoken to in a condescending fashion, a common response is, “Hey, I didn’t just fall off the turnip truck, you know.” The implied words being: “I’m not some simple rube who just got to the city from some farm.”
Legal News
- Day One RNC: Trump taps VP; protests erupt during nomination
- Law enforcement from Tulsa to Maryland and North Carolina volunteer to assist during RNC
- Republicans are gathering in Milwaukee to nominate Donald Trump again. Here’s what to expect
- Wisconsin election officials tell clerks best ways to operate absentee ballot drop boxes
- Family vows during funeral to push for charges after Black man pinned to ground outside Milwaukee hotel
- Melania Trump will attend the Republican convention in a rare political appearance, AP sources say
- Wisconsin officials react to President Trump’s attempted assassination
- FBI early Sunday identified Trump shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks
- Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd
- Wisconsin Elder Abuse Hotline receives prestigious aging achievement award from USAging
- Office of Lawyer Regulation looking to hire investigative counsel
- Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts three cases, denied several others
Case Digests
- Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes
- Separation of Powers- Legislative Oversight of Executive Actions
- Notice of Recommitment and Involuntary Medication Hearings
- Firearm Possession-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Motion for Substitute Counsel
- Jury Instructions
- Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- Fourth and 14th Amendment Rights-Parental Medical Neglect
- Eminent Domain
- Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claim-§1983 claim
- Employment Law- Title VII
- Employment Law