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Feds won’t speed up state court pace
Longstanding precedent holds that federal courts can’t enjoin state court proceedings, despite the state court defendant’s claim that the proceedings violate federal rights. Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971).
Redacted attorney bills sufficient
When requesting attorney fees in federal court pursuant to a contractual fee-shifting provision, rather than a statute, the attorney can submit redacted bills that omit descriptions of the work performed.
Internal investigations outside of Title VII
An employee's participation in internal investigations is not protected activity under Title VII.
Judge Siefert denied en banc review
The Seventh Circuit has denied Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge John Siefert’s request for rehearing en banc on his lawsuit challenging portions of Wisconsin’s Code of Judicial Conduct.
Restrictions on judges upheld
An Aug. 20 opinion from the Seventh Circuit addressing Indiana’s Code of Judicial Conduct effectively immunizes some provisions in Wisconsin’s code from constitutional challenge, as well.
Commentary: Judicial nominations – then and now
President Obama has appointed UW law professor Victoria Nourse to replace retiring Judge Terence Evans on the Seventh Circuit. Needless to say, it’s not a choice I would make. For me, the simple fact that she wrote an article in the California Law Review last year entitled “A Tale of Two Lochners,” in which she asserts that Lochner v. New York, 198 U.S. 45 (1905), was incorrectly decided,[...]
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- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
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