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Judicial Council to meet at old stomping grounds
The Judicial Council will be heading back to the state Capitol for its December meeting, giving it a semblance of normality even after its budget was pulled earlier this year.
Council may move meetings to State Bar Center
Members of the Judicial Council recently met for the first time since the Wisconsin Supreme Court had pulled the agency's budget, coming together in the War Room of the State Bar Center in Madison.
Justices give preliminary green light to changes to evidence, reciprocity rules
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held its first public hearings of the term on Monday and, despite some tension among the justices, approved behind closed doors two rule-change proposals that were the main topics of the agenda.
Lawmakers OK additional money for state public defenders
A powerful panel of lawmakers has endorsed using an additional $3.4 million to give merit raises to assistant state public defenders.
Council proposing changes to appellate record rules
A group of judges, lawmakers, practitioners and others are asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to adopt various changes to the rules involving the appellate record.
High court to wrap up term with final rules conference
Proposals to allow work for federally recognized Indian tribes to count as proof of practice and to revise the state's rules of evidence will both be up for discussion before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday.
Judicial Council asking high court to clarify appellate rules for multi-party briefs
Various judges, lawyers and lawmakers are asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to clarify its rules for briefs filed in appeals involving more than two parties.
Budget panel rejects elimination of Judicial Council
For the second time in a row, a powerful budget-writing panel has struck from the biennial budget Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to eliminate a body that updates the state’s rules of procedure.
Lawmakers to decide whether to can Judicial Council
A powerful panel of state lawmakers will be voting Monday on whether to advance a proposal to eliminate an independent body that proposes changes and revisions to the state’s rules of procedure.
Judicial Council files proposal to update class-action statute
A group of lawyers, judges and lawmakers have filed a proposal to revise the state’s class-action statute so that they mirror federal rules.
Change to state class-action rule on way to Supreme Court
A proposal to update Wisconsin’s rules for class-action lawsuits will soon be filed with the state Supreme Court.
Winners and losers in Walker’s proposed budget
Gov. Scott Walker last week revealed his proposals for the 2017-2019 budget, which calls for more money for drug courts and pay progression for certain government lawyers while proposing eliminating certain review and advisory boards.
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