Justices strike down 2 State Bar proposals
The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously struck down a State Bar bylaw Friday that would have allowed the Board of Governors to remove one of its own, with one justice saying the rule as written was “insane.”
State justices will not allow child abuser to withdraw plea
A woman who repeatedly beat her daughter, leaving her scarred and disfigured, will not be allowed to withdraw her no contest plea, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Justices approve rule change concerning budgeting process (UPDATE)
Despite a sometimes-heated conversation that lasted more than two hours, Wisconsin justices approved a change to their rules Wednesday that aims to keep the state Supreme Court better informed during the state courts’ budget drafting process.
Justices raise concerns over State Bar bylaw (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday about a State Bar bylaw that several said potentially could give the bar’s governing board broad power to remove a dissenter from office.
Wisconsin justices disbar Marquette Law graduate
An attorney disbarred in Arizona for misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars of money from client trust funds lost his license to practice law in Wisconsin on Friday.
High court hears Oshkosh roundabout fight
Although Oshkosh officials made a blunder in notifying a property owner of special taxes for a nearby roundabout, they will have a second chance to set things right.
CAPITOLISMS BLOG: Discord in the court
At least two justices on the state's Supreme Court have lobbied Senators in favor of a bill that would change the way the title of chief justice is bestowed in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin earns an ‘F’ in judicial disclosures
Wisconsin may have failed to pass the Center for Public Integrity’s judicial financial disclosure test, but at least it’s in good company.
State justices: 12-member juries not necessary for involuntary commitments
Courts that use six-member juries to hear cases involving involuntary commitments to mental treatment facilities are not violating the rights of those being committed, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Wis. Supreme Court voids contempt order preventing union elections (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Thursday to void a Dane County judge’s contempt order that would have prevented recertification elections for public school unions from taking place this year.
Senate approves chief justice election
Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate approved a proposal Tuesday to amend the state constitution to allow state Supreme Court Justices to elect their chief every two years.
Courting concurrence: 2012-13 term shows range of splits in Wis. justices’ decisions
The popular perception of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is that it’s sharply divided between four conservatives and three liberals.
Legal News
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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