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Law Journal to honor Legal All-Stars
The Wisconsin Law Journal will honor 25 legal standouts in five categories during it's annual awards and networking luncheon on Nov. 21.
Bench Blog says ‘goodbye’ with review of Colorado baker case
The U. S. Supreme Court sidestepped the issue of whether a Colorado baker discriminated against a gay couple seeking a wedding cake and instead decided that the baker had been treated unfairly by the commission adjudicating the discrimination charge.
BENCH BLOG: Cumulative evidence and a new form of recantation
In State v. McAlister a majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court struggled to appropriately define cumulative evidence and introduces a contrived definition of recantation.
BENCH BLOG: Three billboards in Dane County
Adams Outdoor Advertising leased three billboards near the Dane County Regional Airport. Before the expiration of the lease, Adams Outdoor Advertising sought to renew it.
Pro rata distributions amid insufficient policy limits
An insurance company deposited its remaining policy limits with the court after settling with several, but not all, of the claimants in a personal-injury lawsuit.
Court finds handwritten note not enough for payable-on-death account
Todd Mueller had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day in court. He walked into the Winnebago County Courthouse hoping to be declared the beneficiary of $200,000, but walked […]
BENCH BLOG: Court finds tip from social media is same as from citizen informant
Is a tip to law enforcement from Tumblr.com equivalent to a tip from an anonymous police informant or a tip from an identified citizen informant?
BENCH BLOG: On this much they agree: DOJ database seriously flawed
Read the case of Teague v. Schimel at your peril.
BENCH BLOG: Client behavior: Enough to draw a tier
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently reaffirmed its two-tiered framework for loss of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel. It overruled another case requiring a finding of intentionality and once again declined to mandate warnings to a defendant before forfeiture.
BENCH BLOG: Accrual of a legal malpractice claim
The Court of Appeals took the opportunity to again offer instruction regarding when a tort claim accrues for purposes of the statute of limitations.
BENCH BLOG: Officer’s question to suspect a lesson for deposition preparation
A police officer’s question to a suspect led the Wisconsin Supreme Court on a 42-page exploration of the constitutional consequences recently. State v. Harris tells the tale.
BENCH BLOG: Judge and juror
A recent jury summons prompted to me to think about judges being called to jury service.
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Case Digests
- Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
- Sufficiency of Evidence-Plain Error
- 6th Amendment-Failure to Prosecute
- Relief from Judgment-Attorney Withdrawal
- Statute of Limitations-Bail Jumping
- Marital Property Division-Competency
- Standing-Marsy’s Law
- Good Faith Covenant-Banking Fees
- Voluntary Consent-Totality-of-the-Circumstances Test
- Class Action Fairness Act-Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- Policy Exclusions-Commercial Crime Bond
- Negligent Misrepresentation-Tortious Interference
