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Behnke settling into role as ABA president
Michelle A. Behnke, a Madison attorney with Boardman Clark, has been sworn in as ABA president, the first from Wisconsin since the 1940s.
MSBA president asks lawyers to defend rule of law
The Minnesota State Bar Association has joined other bar associations across the country in reaffirming its role as a guardian of the rule of law, which it contends is under attack in the early weeks of the second Trump administration.
American Bar Association reaffirms DEI commitment
WILL: DOJ complaint forced ABA to remove language. ABA: Complaint was dismissed and not reason for changing language.
Law Day: An opportunity to teach, learn about our legal system
This year’s theme is Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration.
American Bar Association network compromised, member data leaked to third party
Members who have questions can call 1-888-411-8698, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Former Justice Breyer named chair of ABA ROLI board
The American Bar Association has named Justice Stephen Breyer, the recently retired associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, as chair of its Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) board.
Ovbiagele honored as ABA Top 40 Young Lawyer
The American Bar Association has selected Milwaukee lawyer Emil Ovbiagele as an On the Rise - Top 40 Young Lawyers.
Evers, Wisconsin Medical Society react to Roe’s fall
Officials and organizations around the state and country are speaking out on the Supreme Court's historic, controversial decision overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Corporations can compare firms by diversity, ABA updates portal following survey results
The American Bar Association has updated its online portal system that allows corporations to compare law firms they work with using metrics of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Slow movement on the diversity hiring, ABA study finds
A surveyed conducted by the American Bar Association found minimal rises in diversity hiring among large law firms in 2020 compared to 2019.
ABA clarifies lawyer ‘solicitation’ definition within professional conduct rules
The American Bar Association released a nine page opinion addressing Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 7.3(b), 8.4(a) and 5.3.
ABA survey: 52% believe justice system is racially biased
A recent survey from the American Bar Association found that more than half of respondents believe the U.S. criminal-justice system is racially biased.
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- Milwaukee County weighs legal action over ICE park staging
- WEC says Green Bay clerk likely violated election law
- DPI sued over $34,000 open records fee
- Green Bay duplicate ballots spark new GOP complaint
- DOJ seeks to join Wisconsin ICE detainer case
- Wisconsin joins egg price-fixing settlement
- Supreme Court rejects Trump’s birthright citizenship order
- Green Bay probes duplicate absentee ballot error
- Clerks: Absentee ballots sent out without issue
- Supreme Court blocks Trump from firing Fed governor
- Whitefish Bay settles student discrimination lawsuit
Case Digests
- Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
- Sufficiency of Evidence-Plain Error
- 6th Amendment-Failure to Prosecute
- Relief from Judgment-Attorney Withdrawal
- Statute of Limitations-Bail Jumping
- Marital Property Division-Competency
- Standing-Marsy’s Law
- Good Faith Covenant-Banking Fees
- Voluntary Consent-Totality-of-the-Circumstances Test
- Class Action Fairness Act-Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- Policy Exclusions-Commercial Crime Bond
- Negligent Misrepresentation-Tortious Interference
