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Jan 31, 2013

BLAWG LOG: McLeod on ‘Are unemployment insurance benefits taxable?’

It's tax time, and workers who collected unemployment in Wisconsin in 2012 are wondering whether they owe any taxes on their benefit payments. In short, they do.

Jan 16, 2013

BLAWG LOG: O’Hear on developments affecting right to counsel; Greipp on dogs and contracts

In three cases since 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court has seemingly strengthened the chronically anemic right to effective assistance of counsel.

Dec 18, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Mazzie on ‘Time for a serious conversation about guns’

No child should have to endure such things. No child. Anywhere.

Nov 30, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Papke on ‘Lincoln’ and the law; Bergner on home rule begins at home

Reviewers of Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” have rightfully praised the film for its faithfulness to history and for the fine acting of Daniel Day Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones, among others. As a “lifer” in legal academics, I was intrigued by the film’s engagement with law, lawmaking, and law-related ideology.

Nov 26, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Important elder law number updates for 2013

The Social Security Administration recently announced that the monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will increase by 1.7 percent in 2013.

Nov 15, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Geske on restorative justice, mediation in Ireland; Bergner on specialization threatening attorney’s function as counselor

I have the privilege this week of serving as the keynote speaker at the annual Irish Mediator’s Institute conference in Dublin, Ireland. I will talk to this professional mediation organization about the incorporation of restorative justice principles into high emotional conflicts.

Nov 12, 2012

BLAWG LOG: DiMotto on the state’s Good Samaritan Law

Section 895.48(1) of the Wisconsin statutes is commonly referred to as a "Good Samaritan Law." The intent of this law is to encourage people, particularly people with medical training and experience, to take action in an emergency situation to provide needed medical attention by providing them with immunity from civil, legal action.

Nov 8, 2012

Secunda on what second Obama term means for labor, employment law; Barnes on health care access, payment

In light of President Obama’s resounding re-election victory last night, and other developments in political races down the ticket, here are some of my initial thoughts on what might happen in the labor and employment law area during a second Obama administration.

Nov 7, 2012

BLAWG LOG: WSJ’s Law Blog: Bankruptcy judges scramble for courtrooms post-Sandy

New York City is crawling back to normal after last week’s crippling storm, but the U.S. Bankruptcy Court building in Lower Manhattan remains paralyzed, forcing a scramble by judges and lawyers to hold key hearings wherever they can find a courtroom.

Oct 29, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Boyden on First Sale, ‘Lawfully Made,’ and Copyright Stalking-Horses

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this morning in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., despite Hurricane Sandy’s imminent arrival and the fact the entire federal government in Washington DC is shut down today.

Oct 8, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Kloeden on polarized America, non-compulsory voting

As a newcomer to the U.S., arriving in the months leading up to a Presidential election, I am struck by the apparent polarization of the American media into red and blue extremes.

Oct 4, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Lawyerist.com: Don’t waste your time writing law review articles

[T]he strait-jacket of law review style has killed what might have been lively literature. It has maimed even those few pieces of legal writing that actually have something to say.

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