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Lawmakers push justices to adopt formal recusal rules
Despite assurances from Chief Justice John Roberts that such a move was unnecessary and unwise, a group of lawmakers is pushing the Supreme Court to drop its current self-policing policy for recusals and formally adopt the same judicial code of ethics that binds other federal judges.
Milwaukee litigator bends to the needs of her job
Life as a litigator can be tense, but attorney Kathy Nusslock finds necessary relief in her second career as a substitute Pilates teacher.
US Supreme Court justices ponder if RESPA bars non-kickback fee
When a mortgage fee is just a fee and not a kickback to a third party, is it barred by federal law? That was the question before the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court recently.
High court torn over law banning lie about medals
The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided Wednesday over a law that makes it a crime to lie about having been awarded top military honors.
Scalia: Courts flooded with ‘nickel and dime criminal cases’
There are problems with the nation’s federal court system.
Obama could alter stance of federal appeals courts
A second term for President Barack Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed majorities with Democratic ones on the nation's appeals courts, the final stop for almost all challenged federal court rulings.
US Supreme Court to decide if immigration travel ban applies retroactively
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a federal immigration law that prevents lawful permanent residents who have been convicted of certain crimes from traveling abroad without being denied reentry applies to convictions that occurred before the law was passed.
US Supreme Court signals continuing preference for arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court solidified its pro-arbitration stance in a recent decision interpreting the Credit Repair Organizations Act.
In workers’ comp case, a question of time
In a decision that could impact how injury benefits under a number of statutes that base calculations on the national average weekly wage, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court recently considered just when injured claimants are entitled to compensation under the Longshore and Harbor Worker’ Compensation Act – the date a disabled worker was injured or the date when the worker receives an awar[...]
US Supreme Court takes up constitutionality of special union fees
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court appear poised to issue a split decision in a case considering what notice non-union state workers must receive before being assessed a special fee that will fund political efforts. But a preliminary issue may keep the Court from even reaching the merits of the case.
US Supreme Court: Credit Repair Act claims can be arbitrated
Because the Credit Repair Organizations Act is silent on whether claims can proceed in arbitration, the Federal Arbitration Act mandates that the parties’ arbitration agreement be enforced, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
FORUM: Family members in jury pool present reasons for concern
For the second time in the last few years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering what a trial judge should do when he/she has a close family member in the pool of potential jurors.
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