BLAWG LOG: Welty on armed robbery by an unarmed defendant; Pettit on Madison’s new proposed legislation
The court of appeals recently held that a defendant who was initially unarmed, then stole a weapon from a victim, was properly convicted of armed robbery because the defendant was armed with the weapon that he stole. Sound circular?
BLAWG LOG: Judge DiMotto on judicial checklists, outlines; Swimmer on hot coffee
It is the responsibility of every judge to make a good record of every judicial proceeding in order to obtain a just outcome.
BLAWG LOG: Bashman on Judge Evans; Easterbrook on Judge Evans
Our colleague, Judge Terence T. Evans, died (Wednesday) night, a victim of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
BLAWG LOG: Pettit on holdover damages; O’Hear on the Commerce Clause
After a landlord has had her rental property returned through an eviction action or the tenant vacating of their own accord, a landlord has the option of pursuing the ex-tenant for money damages.
BLAWG LOG: Hannibal on timeshares; Cicchini on the jury system
Timeshare ownership in Wisconsin is governed primarily by Wis. Stat. § 707. The statute regulates the creation, termination and incidents of timeshare ownership, management of timeshare property, and timeshare sales, among other things.
BLAWG LOG: Prosser gag makes its way to Capitol Square
The ongoing controversy over Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s allegations that Justice David Prosser choked her during an argument June 13 ballooned to new heights Thursday.
BLAWG LOG: Papke on the Anthony verdict; Federal Evidence Review on the Confrontation Clause
I don’t know if Casey Anthony killed her daughter or not, but I am confident that primetime television drama helped her to walk.
BLAWG LOG: Disrespect for judges a national trend?; U of M law school considering abandoning state dollars
If Virginia judges are feeling a lack of love, maybe they should consider the plight of their judicial brethren in New York.
BLAWG LOG: Cicchini on surplus graduates; O’Hear on the right to counsel
For the second time this month, the Court has granted certiorari in a case dealing with the right to counsel in collateral proceedings.
BLAWG LOG: DiMotto on party to a crime; McMullen on civil contempt
Did you ever REALLY wonder what LEGALLY constitutes being a "party to a crime?"
BLAWG LOG: Cicchini on criminal defense; Bauer on confessions
On a few occasions I’ve been asked: “How can you defend someone that you know is guilty?”
BLAWG LOG: Pettit on the right to enter; O’Hear on the Contracts Clause
Unbeknownst to many tenants, a landlord has a legal right to enter his tenant’s rental unit in certain circumstances. The rental unit is still the landlord’s property and the law provides a landlord with the right to access that property.
Legal News
- Second defendant convicted in Fond du Lac 2016 firebombing
- ‘Louder than a dog whistle’: Milwaukee protesters clear illegal tents, face no legal consequences
- Redistricting could draw attention to Wisconsin’s Med Mal legal gap
- Disbarred Attorney directly implicates Trump in testimony at hush money trial
- Rural Wisconsin voters face additional hurdles without ballot drop boxes
- Gov. Evers sues Republican legislators
- Man pleads guilty to producing videos depicting monkey torture
- (UPDATED) Tale of two cities: Pro-Palestinian protests in Milwaukee and Madison differ
- Madison protesters disrupt UW commencement in violation of agreement, attorney says
- Trump may face $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
- Court rejects Avid Telecom’s attempts to dismiss illegal robocalls case
- Madison protesters reach agreement to comply with state law
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