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Bankruptcy judges, lawyers frustrated by ‘Stern’ ruling
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Barbara Houser’s job is a lot harder than it used to be, and she is not afraid to admit it.
DA asks Wis. Supreme Court to reopen collective bargaining lawsuit
A prosecutor asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to reopen his lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker's contentious collective bargaining law, contending a justice who voted to dismiss the suit earlier this year got free legal help from the firm defending the law.
Developer loses money in eminent domain lawsuit
A developer who sued the state to get more money for property taken through eminent domain now must return some of the original payment.
Gableman attorney steps down from judicial panel (UPDATE)
A lawyer who provided free legal services to state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman has resigned from Gov. Scott Walker's judicial selection commission.
Big year leads up to a bigger one for US Supreme Court
At the U.S. Supreme Court, 2011 was a remarkable year – not just for the things the justices did, but for the cases they agreed to take up in the near future.
State’s high court to hear Ellison Bay explosion case
A lawsuit related to a 2006 explosion that killed two people in Ellison Bay will be considered by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Legal ethics a hot topic in 2011
Legal ethics news this year ran the gamut from high-tech – can I friend the employee of an opposing party? – to more traditional challenges, such as attorney advertising and judicial recusal.
View from around the state: Justice’s decisions leave bad perception
Just when you thought it was safe, more disappointing news came out this month about our state Supreme Court.
Lawmaker calls for investigation of court justice (UPDATE)
A government watchdog group and a Democratic state lawmaker on Tuesday called for investigations into free legal services Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman received from a prominent law firm.
State Supreme Court reprimands former lawyer
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday publicly reprimanded a suspended Menasha lawyer who quit law to become a nurse.
State Bar’s limits on financial transparency create budgetary blind spots
To practice in Wisconsin, lawyers are required to pay $224 a year in State Bar dues, but that doesn’t buy them a meaningful look into how bar leaders spend the money.
State Supreme Court accepts challenge to wind farm
The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Wisconsin regulators properly approved a huge wind farm in southern Minnesota.
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