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Jun 27, 2014

Monday could be a due date for State Bar

A U.S. Supreme Court decision slated to be released Monday could have implications for the Wisconsin State Bar, but it all depends on the breadth of the justice’s ruling.

Jun 24, 2014

Hearings on preliminary hearings becoming not so preliminary

The longest preliminary hearing occurred in Outagamie County in September 1987. It took six weeks.

Jun 12, 2014

Bar starts its cash call-outs

The State Bar is starting a bit early in its attempts to get more money for the courts system in the next year’s budget.

May 30, 2014

COURT GESTURES: Niess doesn’t play nice with serial litigant

Serial pro se litigant Rodney Rigsby is still at it.

May 7, 2014

HALL MONITOR BLOG: Jury gets its instructions in contractor theft trial

Milwaukee contractor Homer Key faces four felony charges in a trial that began Tuesday and is expected to last through May 14.

Apr 2, 2014

Dancing around the Dahmer files

Nathan Schilz is walking a fine line by putting Jeffrey Dahmer at the center of a musical.

Mar 17, 2014

Rep. Kooyenga wants to pay up

Rep. Dale Kooyenga said he is going to get the money owed to Robert Stinson one way or another, even if it means putting it in next year’s budget.

Mar 11, 2014

Pussy Riot takes on Van Hollen

I didn’t think Pussy Riot even knew that Wisconsin existed. I guess I was wrong.

Feb 27, 2014

Racine bar owner lawsuit started small

One of the attorneys representing a group of Racine bar owners who are suing city officials for alleged racial discrimination said the suit started with one person and grew from there.

Feb 5, 2014

The write stuff: Legal bloggers find their niche online

As more lawyers carve out specialty practices, they are taking to the Web to share their niche knowledge with the masses

Feb 4, 2014

A ‘wildcat pouncing on a porcupine’

It seems like the State Bar may be a little hurt over questions the Supreme Court asked them during a hearing Jan. 21 about a petition that seeks the ability to boot a member of the Board of Governors.

Jan 22, 2014

COURT GESTURES BLOG: Throw out the rules of conduct at rules conference

The open rules conferences that the Wisconsin Supreme Court holds are continually proving to be a time where the power struggle between two factions that divide the court get to air their grievances in public.

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