Tony Anderson

Dec 22, 2008

Slander and libel case goes to high court

The state Supreme Court will take up Vince Biskupic’s libel and slander case against eight defendants, including a northern Wisconsin newspaper, for an article that ran 2004. Biskupic, who ran […]

Dec 8, 2008

What do you think?

The Wisconsin Court System is seeking feedback on its Web site. They are asking visitors what they think of the site. A quick six-question survey posted on the Wisconsin Court’s […]

Dec 1, 2008

Supreme Court set to decide tradename, noncompete case

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has announced that it will release a decision tomorrow in a case that has wrestled with a number of issues related to violation of a noncompete […]

Nov 24, 2008

Local officials get passing grade for FOI response

Back in school, a 70 Percent score on an exam was seen as passing. The teacher never identified it as “excellent” or “good.” Rather, papers and exams in the 70th […]

Nov 10, 2008

Weird Wisconsin Laws

When it comes to Wisconsin statutes and local ordinances, there are many things they didn’t teach you in law school. Fortunately, Mark Toth, chief legal counsel of Manpower North America, […]

Oct 27, 2008

Expanded Judges Directory available here

For the past seven years, Wisconsin Law Journal has surveyed judges in specific locations around the state, such as Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Dane counties, as part of our annual Judges […]

Oct 27, 2008

Lifting the artificial veil

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has taken an important step in lifting the artificial veil that has existed since the state Court of Appeals was created 30 years ago. With a […]

Sep 29, 2008

Unchecked power and secrecy should not be part of the solution

As Congress goes back and forth with the Bush Administration over a $700 billion plan to aid troubled Wall Street financial firms, legislators need to pay close attention to part […]

Sep 15, 2008

Judge J. Mac Davis gets the nod from President Bush

The field of candidates to succeed U.S. District Judge John Shabaz has gone from 16 to 5 to one. This week, President Bush nominated Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge J. […]

Aug 18, 2008

Do we support those the justice system fails?

Driving around the other day, I was listening to a news story on the radio about the lack of support exonerated inmates receive in Michigan once they are released from […]

Aug 4, 2008

Is there a solution?

Fourteen years ago, I received the unimaginable phone call in the middle of the night. A voice I did not recognize was telling me that my family had been in […]

Jul 7, 2008

U.S. Supreme Court ideological review

Although Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will continue releasing decisions into July, the U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up its 2007-08 term. Many of the significant decisions released in the last few […]