THE DARK SIDE: I do not discriminate against potential clients
When I started practicing law, I didn’t care who anybody was, what they believed or what they had done.
THE DARK SIDE: Judicial substitution reduces sentence disparity
Even if you believe that all burglars should receive 10 years in prison, that's not how sentencing in Wisconsin works.
THE DARK SIDE: Concealed carry finally comes to Wisconsin
Tuesday marks a great leap forward for human rights in Wisconsin: people can finally carry a concealed handgun without fear of criminal prosecution.
THE DARK SIDE: The courtroom is no place for the faint of heart
A courtroom is a place where hardened lawyers make hard choices.
THE DARK SIDE: Can someone explain the Wall Street protests?
I'm afraid that I lack imagination. For the life of me, I cannot figure out what the protests on Wall Street (and now, in Madison) are all about.
THE DARK SIDE: Predictions from a simple provincial lawyer
Yesterday was the First Monday in October, established by 28 U.S.C. sec. 2, as the beginning of a new term of the U.S. Supreme Court (not to mention a rather lousy play from back in the 1970s).
THE DARK SIDE: A First Amendment showdown at UW-Stout
This week, Wisconsin is ground zero in the battle between university bureaucrats and free speech champions. No, I'm not talking about the University of Wisconsin's attempts to stifle criticism of its admission policies. That's been going on for years, and will continue fo[...]
THE DARK SIDE: In honor of our friend, Nathan Fishbach
It has been a summer of sorrow in the Milwaukee legal community. We lost our friends, David Cannon and Judge Terry Evans. And Saturday we lost another friend: Nathan Fishbach.
THE DARK SIDE: There is a reason we used to wear mullets
When you are an old man, eventually, the young people will demand accountability for your actions when you were young, asking questions such as, �[...]
THE DARK SIDE: Religion has no place in public schools
Many years ago, I attended a public high school student’s graduation ceremony out in what I consider the sticks.
THE DARK SIDE: How the law became a monstrous chimera
The maximum penalty for armed robbery is not just a prison term, but a fine of $100,000.
THE DARK SIDE: I don’t want to be a member of the State Bar
At the end of Henrik Ibsen’s play, “The Pillars of Society,” after the so-called pillars of society have been shown to be a bunch of scoundre[...]
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